After reading stories of Huw Edwards’ treatment of BBC colleagues, a former BBC employee recalls their own experience at the corporation

I agree with Jane Martinson that powerful men should not be deified (After the Huw Edwards scandal, a tip for the BBC – your stars are not Gods: stop treating them like that, 17 September). But there are also women whose bad behaviour should not be indulged or tolerated because they are high-profile.

The stories of Huw Edwards’ treatment of former colleagues (in addition to his sexual offences) brought back to me my own time at the BBC. Not so serious as sexual impropriety or abuse, but a misuse of power that amounted on occasion to bullying. Mostly it was subtle, undermining confidence, draining morale. It was hard to pin down the evidence for a formal grievance, while also meeting daily deadlines.