QuoteReplyTopic: Have You Been Bullied At Work? Posted: May 29 2014 at 2:40am
The latest research from the Workplace Bullying Institute http://www.workplacebullying.org/ - (WBI), released in February of 2014 shows 27% of adult Americans have directly experienced “repeated
abusive conduct that is threatening, intimidating, humiliating, work
sabotage or work abuse.”
And Dr. Namie, Director of WBI and widely
regarded as North America’s foremost authority on workplace bullying,
stresses this figure would have been far higher, if he had been less
stringent with the definition.
Bullying is extremely hard to define. It can cover a raft of abusive
behaviour, from obvious horribleness, such as shouting, hectoring and
physical maltreatment. Right through to a devious spectrum of
Machiavellian, psychological techniques, designed to break the victim
from the inside. This can include too much work, too little work,
ill-defined expectations, constantly changing the goal posts, along with
the usual schoolyard fare of whispering in corners and making people
feel worthless.
There is no overt legislation against it, and not only is it
difficult to prove, it often takes the recipient a long time to realise
it is really happening. “I was paranoid. I had depression,” explains
Alex. It had a terrible effect on me. To the point where it made me
question my sanity.”
There is some evidence to suggest that whilst this problem exists everywhere.
Have you been bullied at work? How did it manifest? What did you do about it? Did you suffer in silence, quit our job or do something else?
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Yes, they made me work the harder task and I was so traumatized at first. I just overcome it by doing things I know which later enhanced my skills and knowledge. I did not quit my job.
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