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Oak Harbor parks staff raise workplace concerns during supervisor hiring discussion; director urges fair evaluation
Summary
Park employees used an internal meeting to recount alleged harassment and poor leadership by a candidate identified as 'Mike,' describing staff turnover and specific incidents; Oak Harbor parks management acknowledged concerns, outlined the supervisory role and said new hires would have onboarding and a probationary period.
During the same meeting, parks staff shifted to an extended discussion about internal staffing and a pending supervisor hire, with multiple employees raising concerns about one candidate and recounting incidents they said showed poor leadership and interpersonal misconduct.
A parks staff member identified workplace culture concerns and said they had heard repeated complaints about the candidate referred to in the meeting as "Mike," including claims of belittling language, absenteeism and at…
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