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genericperson··on Ask HN: I’m being bullied at work. What do I do?
I would rather not make it explicit since it would provide enough information for any colleagues of mine reading HN to connect the dots and be 100% sure who I am.

I was pressured to do something during that meeting, I refused with the argument that it wouldn't benefit any of us and I explained why. The person kept asking. I kept refusing. It was uncomfortable.

I know I've handled that particular situation in a bad way. I could just have done it even if it meant trouble in the future but I took a stance out of professionalism. It was a mistake, no doubt.

genericperson··on Ask HN: I’m being bullied at work. What do I do?
Thank you. You comment was very valuable and validates most of my own thoughts about how to handle it from now onwards.
genericperson··on Ask HN: I’m being bullied at work. What do I do?
It's not easy to defend yourself against sexist accusations, except that I have proof that I'm an activist and I've rallied for women rights and LGBT rights. Does it exclude the possibility of me being sexist? No, but it sure as hell keeps it at bay.

I do consider the possibility that I made a bad impression. In fact I'm well aware that was a mistake and I tried to fix it by making up for it in any way possible. But it has been 2 months now and it's not getting better so I'm running out of ideas but I appreciate your perspective and I agree with you in part.

Thanks for your input.

Edit: From your perspective how can I solve it?

genericperson··on Ask HN: I’m being bullied at work. What do I do?
I thought of it but I can't. I'm a very specific type of developer and our team is the only one where the role exists.