What is bullying at work?
Bullying doesn't only happen to school kids, it shows its ugly face in the workplace too.
Harassment, intimidation and aggression are sometimes built into a company's management scheme, or may be carried out by just one individual. Bullying is a gradual process that wears the victim down, and makes them feel worthless, both as a worker and as a person.
Bullying at work is when someone tries to intimidate another worker, often in front of colleagues.
It is usually, though not always, done to someone in a less senior position. It is similar to harassment, which is where someone's behaviour is offensive. For example, making sexual comments, or abusing someone's race, religion or sexual orientation.
Examples of bullying behaviour
Bullying includes abuse, physical or verbal violence, humiliation and undermining someone's confidence. You are probably being bullied if, for example, you are:
* constantly picked on
* humiliated in front of colleagues
* regularly unfairly treated
* physically or verbally abused
* blamed for problems caused by others
* always given too much to do, so that you regularly fail in your work
* regularly threatened with the sack
* unfairly passed over for promotion or denied training opportunities
Bullying can be face-to-face, in writing, over the phone or by fax or email.
The source -http://www.direct.gov.uk
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