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I fully understand what you describe also happened to me in an American multinational.
It's not normal at all and you're not the only one.

I wrote a commentary in this blog you can refer to and whose title is:
"DVD et livres pour prendre du recul + suggestions issues de mon expérience"

In my case I appreciated watching a DVD "The CORPORATION"
http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=46

based on the book "The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power"
by Joel Bakan.

The company you worked in, is it one which is in GE opposite to WTO?

If yes, I can tell you that I applied for a position there some years ago. I met a HR Manager, an obese woman, black hair, deceptively nice, manipulative. She was very interested in my profile.
When I asked what was the reason the previous temporary employee resigned, she sidestepped the question. I had to repeat it several times in different ways, and finally as I was starring at her determinably, she said that I would know it anywhere: there were 3 burn-outs in this position.
But she immediately underlined that the position was very challenging and demanding and that no everybody could prove to be up to it .... of course ....

At that time, I was getting unemployment benefits. The problem is that you can not refuse the job a company offers you, otherwise you can be heavily penalized and lose up to 3 months benefits. The fact that the job is health damaging doesn't concern them.

I felt the position was rotten, in a bad environment, and with such managers, you can do anything, even miracles, you're always wrong, it's your fault.
So I said that "I was looking for a job, not courting disaster ("Je cherche un travail, pas un casse-pipe"). I produced the wanted effect and detailed clumsily how sensitive I was to stress because of my previous job, playing the victim about overloading tasks and so on ...
Strange, first time I did everything to fall through an interview.

It worked. Some days later she declined my application and I felt very relieved. She said I was too fragile, my unemployment counsellor already knew it ...

So, no problem with this position, but still no job ...

At the moment, I'm taking a break and using this time to read a lot and understand how I can deal with such a harmful environment. I feel it like a war that I haven't chosen but it is here so how can I protect myself the best.

Hello,
Thank you for suggestions. I will look at your post.
I am also taking my time to recover and to look for new job. Reading these posts is very helpful, I better understand my situation and my feelings.
Now I think, that my ex- company (there are in Geneva in Secherant, and in Vevey clone to the motor-way) supported my supervisor in mobbing me. I am asking myself if I should go to prud'hommes, or maybe leave CH.
I also read a lot, do massages, go to psi, meditate, repeat positive affirmations. All this helps me to find and maintain contact with good in myself, and to distance anger and other strong but destroying emotions . I try to use this experience as a tool in self development path. I say that there are positive and honest people and hope they will appear on my way.
Greetings

Hi,
It's me again.

I wish you all the best in your evolution.

About your ex-company, yes, it's the same company I applied to, it was in 2003 ... already.