Surviving Sybil

• She’s worked hard to build a successful career. Her new female boss wants her GONE! Should she bow to this abusive treatment and leave her dream job - or stay and fight back?
• Husband and wife face a David and Goliath task of fighting the federal government to remedy the discriminatory abuse the wife is receiving at her federal job.
• Her new boss berates her in front of her peers, unfairly criticizes her job performance, and resorts to yelling and screaming to beat her down. She treats her differently than her other employees.
• The action is riveting and fast-paced. Readers will find themselves rooting for the underdog in this inspirational tale of balancing work and marriage.
• Can one lone woman stand up to the powerful forces of the federal government? Will this exhaustive personal effort strengthen or weaken her marriage?

A unique story of perseverance and courage:

This story is based on actual events. Surviving Sybil tells the story of the author, a middle-aged white woman on an upward career path at the Internal Revenue Service until she gets a new boss - a black female manager - who has other ideas about the future of this employee.

The author details the numerous incidents of verbal abuse and disparate treatment she received while working for a superior she could never satisfy. Fortunately, many of those discriminatory actions were witnessed by the author's own employees - and her fellow IRS managers. After two emotionally charged years of enduring a hostile work environment and struggling - without success - to satisfy her new boss, the author finally decides to take the appropriate legal action through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She and her husband join forces to fight the federal bureaucracy and right this terrible and unjust wrong.

Enjoy the riveting action at the EEOC hearing and the subsequent legal developments in the author's attempt at ultimate justice.

From one satisfied reader: “Amazon came today and left your book. I finished it in one sitting! It is riveting. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! It is wonderfully written. Your courage in fighting the system was extraordinary and so admirable.”

Roberta Conner grew up on a farm in Western Minnesota. She married a US career Air Force Officer and traveled extensively as a result. She had a 30-year career with the federal government, eventually retiring to the Coachella Valley in Southern California. She is married with one son and two college-age granddaughters.

Some years ago, many of Roberta's friends and family were emotionally down and out due to COVID-19. She was strongly encouraged to begin telling her stories to others as she always made people laugh. That was the birth of the Roberta Raves website, which ultimately led to the publication of Roberta Raves and Roberta Raves 2.

She is grateful for the strong support of those friends and family and the many others who subscribed to her online blog - and gave her invaluable feedback as the weeks progressed.
 
For the humorous side of Roberta please see Roberta Raves on Amazon in four different versions.