Interesting that 2 different sites chose to address this...we all have seen it and either been the bully or victim of a bully...the bully has a need to control and in essence shows their own insecurities here...in my years of experience one of the sure tell signs is the extreme criticism exercised by the bullies...there is constructive criticism and there is bully criticism...and the key sometimes is to differentiate but the tone in which statements are made says a lot...one typical scenario is the bully who will cut you off at the pass...stating "I have heard that before"...or "you are repeating yourself"...but one thing I have learned myself over the years is to continue to listen and give the person the opportunity to speak even if I have heard it before 10 times, as time number 11 may contain information added that I have not heard...something I think every physician knows well...sure you can talk a lot, but if you never did any listening, the personal talking would not have anything to talk about...think about it...and for the bullies out there, give this article some thought...are you constantly putting others in a position of having to defend their every move..are you part of the problem...and if you are the victim of a bully at work...don't let this affect your health and well being if possible...just realize those folks are out there and hopefully see it for what it is and make the choice to not let this affect your health and well being...do a little soul searching and make sure you are on the right path and not buying in to the office bully to the point where it can affect your health....BD
"I was like a soldier crouched in a foxhole while the shells were exploding around you," said Bill Lepowsky, a mathematics and statistics professor at Laney College in Oakland, Calif.
"My world went from ordered, sensible and predictable to a nonsense, 'Alice in Wonderland' world of insanity," he said. Lepowsky's account is not from a war zone. It's from his workplace. "You can take a person's humanity away from them," he said.
He is one of many who say they have experienced bullying at work. These experiences have been known to cause stress, depression and suicidal thoughts. And new research suggests that the effects can be worse than those of sexual harassment. Hershcovis also found that employees who experience bullying reported more stress, anxiety and depression than their sexually harassed counterparts. They were also more likely to experience headaches and stomachaches, the pain condition fibromyalgia, generally lower levels of well-being and were less satisfied or left their jobs.
ABC News: Can Bullying at Work Lead to Suicide?
I have read about bullying at work with Bunnings. The victim tapped... Management tried to put a false alegation onto him. Unable to deal with bullying in their workplace. This was how they dealt with it. This is what people who experience this at work need to do Tape. You need to protect yourself against dishonest people. The victim recorded and Bunnings got caught out. This is the only way to continue on if you want to stay and keep your job.
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