ALL THAT pisses me off!!! It's hard to think that there are employers so uncaring that they won't provide for the safety of their employees ... but we all know they are out there!! The other thing is that in the absence of protection by the employer there
SHOULD be police protection!! Sounds like the only thing left is self-protection! I am only 4'10" so I have been faced with this problem my entire life ... Natalie's suggestion for mace is a good one [I was thinking gun, but I'm from the South! LOL]. Another thing, my son's step-brother owns a Karate school in Macon, GA and also teaches self-defense courses for women. He gave my daughter-in-law a "thing" that you put your car keys on that makes me cringe every time I see it. It's just a normal looking stainless thing but since I know all the damage you can inflict with it, it turns my stomach! I don't think anyone even notices it when she has it in her hand except me. I will check on it and see about the availability.
In the meantime .... please, please be careful!!!