Property News · July 6, 2014

Accounts of bullying at work: 'it's subtle, political and leaves you unsure'


Readers from around the world share their experience with workplace bullies, including solutions and management impasses• The ‘silent epidemic’: workplace bullying is on the riseWe might not frequent playgrounds at lunch anymore, but that does not mean we have left everything reminiscent of those times behind. Call someone a bully, and usually the image evoked is a mean kid ruling the playground with the brute force of his fists, or a cruel girl with a sharp tongue to inflict more pain than a fist ever could.And while bullies grow up, they don’t always change. That girl who relied on gossip and put-downs to get ahead? She might sit in the cubicle next to yours. That guy that took pleasure in picking on those weaker than him? He might sit in the big corner office. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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