This type of bullying occurs when stress causes the behaviour to deteriorate and a person will become short tempered, maybe curse a lot and be easily irritated. Most of us will have felt like this at sometimes or other but we can usually deal with it and it has no serious consequences on others and once the pressure has passed our behaviour returns to normal.
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We will often feel silly and apologise for our behaviour and any offence it caused others. The bully though will have no control of it and this behaviour happens more frequently and they take it out on people around them, they feel no remorse and the thought of an apology will never enter their heads.
Corporate bullying
This type of bullying in the workplace occurs when the employer abuses employees knowing full well that people will be afraid to stand up to them for fear of losing their job. Instances of corporate bullying are:
* Forcing employees to work more than 60/70 hours on a regular basis, indicating to those that refuse there are plenty of people out there who would work those hours given the chance.
* Denies employees annual leave or sick leave to which they are entitled to.
* Sees any employee as weak or inadequate if they are prone to stress, while denying and refusing to take responsibility that they are a cause of the stress.
* Encourages an employee usually with promises of promotion or threats of disciplinary action to make complaints about colleagues.
Client bullying
This type of bullying occurs when employees are being bullied by those they serve for example a teacher being bullied by pupils, nurses and carers being bullied by those they take care of or shop staff being bullied by customers.
Secondary bullying
This type of bullying usually is unwittingly done and often occurs when bullying is rife in the workplace and the general behaviour of all employees decreases to the point when they start turning on others
Gang bullying
Gang bullying is often predominant in cooperate bullying and bullies will work in a gang to accomplish what they want to achieve. A common tactic used by gang bullying is telling everyone a different story, usually about what each have said about the person to get them against each other. Gang bullying is also called mobbing and usually involves victimisation and scapegoating
It is thought that over 75% of all cases reported of bullying in the workplace are done by managers or supervisors and that bullying is more wide spread than documented, the main reason for bullying in the workplace not being reported is fear of losing the job and further victimisation.
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2 Responses to “Types Of Bullying In The Workplace”
i have being bullied for about three and a half years in the workplace
as mentioned above i have being bullied for all this time with some breaker yesterday speaking with a friend that is having the same issue i have realised that it is the same things that is happening to me.i did not know what it was? so i have decided to go on internet and read about this problem.
the problem that i am having are more mentally cruelity i am a very strong person because i do a lot of sports but i have started to loose confidence with my head and i have realised that something is happening?at moment i am feeling better because i have found out what was the issue but i still need some help.basiccally i would like to know in details what are the mental issue and what to do to get stronger and overcome that?
also i would like to meet some people that are having the same problem and talk with them.
if you want i could also come and meet you and explain everything in my own words.
if you can please send me as much details as you can about this bulling problem that will be very much appreciated.
yours in trust
Max
I work with a Marketing Rep who is very smart but loves to put me down, she waits and then she spring. Yesterday I had two customers in my office and I was trying to sell these two ladies tickets for an event. We just had a new system put in and I had not sold this type of tickets before so I went into the other office and I asked for assistant one of the ladies got up and started around her desk to come to assist me the other (the bully) told her in a very forceful voice not to assist me (so she turned around and sat back down at her desk) that I could figure it out myself. Mind you the bully said this very loudly so my customer also heard it. I went back into my office and still needed assistance so I went back into the other office and asked again, the bully reluctantly came into my office and assisted me. I did not act or let on that I was just fuming at her actions. When the opportunity came and she and I were alone I approached her and told her that her actions were inappropriate and I had customer in my office that heard her and that she had offended me again. She sarcastically apologized. I went to lunch shortly after that and when I came back the bully was singing a different tune I am assuming she had time to think about her actions. She came into my office and said that the office had been busy and crazy and her actions were a result of the heat of the moment. I told her I still found her actions inappropriate and that a person does not act in that manner in front of customer or that matter anyone else. She came back a few minutes later with some information about the new system and wanted to share the information with me; I believe she thought I might go to the supervisor again and report her actions. I have not done this yet, but I possibly might. I assuming she was trying to make amends with me but I believe this same behavior will happen again at some later time. This is the third incident of this type and yes we have addressed the other times and so has my immediate supervisor (her supervisor also) So I have come to the conclusion that if it happens again I will go to the head of Human Resources and let them know what is happening. I work with one bully and one complaining gossip that also seems to see the worst in everyone. I let it be known at our last meeting that I would not be part of their gossip. So I am sort of the one man out. I really do not mind this but I do not like the shunning or the almost rude comments that are made when I ask a question. I know they want to make me feel excluded. I know that sounds like I being too sensitive. But I know that this is truthfully happening in my work place. I also know that is a form of harassment.
2 Responses to “Types Of Bullying In The Workplace”
i have being bullied for about three and a half years in the workplace
as mentioned above i have being bullied for all this time with some breaker yesterday speaking with a friend that is having the same issue i have realised that it is the same things that is happening to me.i did not know what it was? so i have decided to go on internet and read about this problem.
the problem that i am having are more mentally cruelity i am a very strong person because i do a lot of sports but i have started to loose confidence with my head and i have realised that something is happening?at moment i am feeling better because i have found out what was the issue but i still need some help.basiccally i would like to know in details what are the mental issue and what to do to get stronger and overcome that?
also i would like to meet some people that are having the same problem and talk with them.
if you want i could also come and meet you and explain everything in my own words.
if you can please send me as much details as you can about this bulling problem that will be very much appreciated.
yours in trust
Max
By Max Longobardi on Jun 7, 2008
I work with a Marketing Rep who is very smart but loves to put me down, she waits and then she spring. Yesterday I had two customers in my office and I was trying to sell these two ladies tickets for an event. We just had a new system put in and I had not sold this type of tickets before so I went into the other office and I asked for assistant one of the ladies got up and started around her desk to come to assist me the other (the bully) told her in a very forceful voice not to assist me (so she turned around and sat back down at her desk) that I could figure it out myself. Mind you the bully said this very loudly so my customer also heard it. I went back into my office and still needed assistance so I went back into the other office and asked again, the bully reluctantly came into my office and assisted me. I did not act or let on that I was just fuming at her actions. When the opportunity came and she and I were alone I approached her and told her that her actions were inappropriate and I had customer in my office that heard her and that she had offended me again. She sarcastically apologized. I went to lunch shortly after that and when I came back the bully was singing a different tune I am assuming she had time to think about her actions. She came into my office and said that the office had been busy and crazy and her actions were a result of the heat of the moment. I told her I still found her actions inappropriate and that a person does not act in that manner in front of customer or that matter anyone else. She came back a few minutes later with some information about the new system and wanted to share the information with me; I believe she thought I might go to the supervisor again and report her actions. I have not done this yet, but I possibly might. I assuming she was trying to make amends with me but I believe this same behavior will happen again at some later time. This is the third incident of this type and yes we have addressed the other times and so has my immediate supervisor (her supervisor also) So I have come to the conclusion that if it happens again I will go to the head of Human Resources and let them know what is happening. I work with one bully and one complaining gossip that also seems to see the worst in everyone. I let it be known at our last meeting that I would not be part of their gossip. So I am sort of the one man out. I really do not mind this but I do not like the shunning or the almost rude comments that are made when I ask a question. I know they want to make me feel excluded. I know that sounds like I being too sensitive. But I know that this is truthfully happening in my work place. I also know that is a form of harassment.
By Jo Anna on Jul 3, 2008