Workplace Bullying and Your Employees: What Can Be Done?



http://www.workplacebullying.org/


Bullying can come in a variety of forms...When asked to describe how they were bullied, workers pointed to the following examples:
  • My comments were dismissed or not acknowledged (43 percent).
  • I was falsely accused of mistakes I didn’t make (40 percent).
  • I was harshly criticized (38 percent).
  • I was forced into doing work that really wasn’t my job (38 percent).
  • Different standards and policies were used for me than other workers (37 percent).
  • I was given mean looks (31 percent).
  • Others gossiped about me (27 percent).
  • My boss yelled at me in front of other co-workers (24 percent).
  • Belittling comments were made about my work during meetings (23 percent).
  • Someone else stole credit for my work (21 percent).