The Devil wears Prada
Apr 21, 2010 20:10:21 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2010 20:10:21 GMT
According to this article women have it the worst when it comes to work place bullying.
lifestyle.ca.msn.com/real-life/work/rogers-article.aspx?cp-documentid=23649968
Beware the bully in heels. A U.S. survey found that 40 percent of workplace heavies are women — surprising, given our allegedly maternal natures — and that they tend to pick on their XX-chromosome colleagues. In fact, women are the most common targets of bullies of either gender, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute, based in Bellingham, Washington, which led the 2007 study.
WHAT’S BULLYING?
Workplace bullying is defined as deliberate and focused mistreatment of an employee. Quebec, the first jurisdiction in North America to specifically protect against this type of psychological harassment, describes it as repeated, vexatious behaviour that erodes a worker’s dignity. Tactics range from the loud — yelling, door slamming and ranting — to the subtle: A bullied employee might find herself excluded from important meetings or assigned tasks without adequate resources to complete them. Her co-workers could be recruited in a campaign to isolate her. And behind her back, the bully may trash her to higher-ups, although bosses themselves are often the culprits.
It affects their health, both physically and mentally. I've personally never had to work in such a place before (thank heavens), but have heard of many that do and have.
Any thoughts on this at all?
lifestyle.ca.msn.com/real-life/work/rogers-article.aspx?cp-documentid=23649968
Beware the bully in heels. A U.S. survey found that 40 percent of workplace heavies are women — surprising, given our allegedly maternal natures — and that they tend to pick on their XX-chromosome colleagues. In fact, women are the most common targets of bullies of either gender, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute, based in Bellingham, Washington, which led the 2007 study.
WHAT’S BULLYING?
Workplace bullying is defined as deliberate and focused mistreatment of an employee. Quebec, the first jurisdiction in North America to specifically protect against this type of psychological harassment, describes it as repeated, vexatious behaviour that erodes a worker’s dignity. Tactics range from the loud — yelling, door slamming and ranting — to the subtle: A bullied employee might find herself excluded from important meetings or assigned tasks without adequate resources to complete them. Her co-workers could be recruited in a campaign to isolate her. And behind her back, the bully may trash her to higher-ups, although bosses themselves are often the culprits.
It affects their health, both physically and mentally. I've personally never had to work in such a place before (thank heavens), but have heard of many that do and have.
Any thoughts on this at all?
