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A key question that faces individuals is whether they are being bullied or not. The question is at what point does pushing shade from legitimate and effective professionalism to punitive and counterproductive bullying?

Key indicators of Bullying include:

Overt Bullying: 

  • Physical harassment
  • Overly critical of someone's work
  • Unnecessary clockwatching
  • Verbal harassment
  • Public humiliation

More Subtle Bullying:

  • It can manifest in subtle ways by
  • Setting up an employee or the worker to fall
  • Refusal to give leave days that you want
  • Deliberately sabotaging or impeding work performance
  • Witholding work related information

In order to help deal with this, please read the following sections:

Practical Steps and Solutions for Victims   

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