Be Aware of Workplace Bullying
Bullying behavior can occur in nearly any setting—including at work. Adults who have been bullied on the job often suffer from long-lasting stress, anxiety, depression, and a range of unpleasant physical symptoms.
Workplace bullying can be considered a type of psychological violence. While sexual harassment at work has received increased attention lately, many other types of workplace bullying occur:
- Spreading hurtful rumors or gossip
- Excluding or isolating someone, or embarrassing them in front of others
- Using verbally abusive language about someone’s race, religion or sexual orientation
- Undermining or damaging a person’s work
- A supervisor assigning unreasonable deadlines or workloads to cause extra stress
- Intruding on a person’s privacy by spying or stalking (including via electronic communications)
- Intimidating through yelling or using profanity
- Threatening or committing physical abuse.