http://bizcovering.com/business/work-place-bullying-a-pandemic/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:52:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://bizcovering.com/business/work-place-bullying-a-pandemic/comment-page-1/#comment-26543 Laureen Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:02:11 +0000 http://bizcovering.com/business/work-place-bullying-a-pandemic/#comment-26543 This article is very right-on. I have been the victim of bullying, and have seen more than once (in places where I or other staff were bullied) how the bosses usually buy what the bully says and essentially end up bowing to the whims of the bully. And bullies are very good at brown-nosing the boss -- that is until they think the time might be ripe to take over their boss\'s position (by brown-nosing those executives whose positions are above those of the current boss, whose job they might covet). Then, sometimes those bosses have to learn the hard way about what it\'s like to be a victim of bullying behaviour. Ironically, in my last position (from which I was laid off for \'economic reasons\', which was probably partly true), the boss essentially ended up being swayed by the organization\'s bully, and this boss (of an organization that focuses on workplace essential skills) prides herself on knowing everything there is to know about the workplace. However, we really also have to start lobbying our governments to bring forth and pass antii-bullying legislation. Some provinces/states have done this, but it should be country-wide. This article is very right-on. I have been the victim of bullying, and have seen more than once (in places where I or other staff were bullied) how the bosses usually buy what the bully says and essentially end up bowing to the whims of the bully. And bullies are very good at brown-nosing the boss — that is until they think the time might be ripe to take over their boss\’s position (by brown-nosing those executives whose positions are above those of the current boss, whose job they might covet). Then, sometimes those bosses have to learn the hard way about what it\’s like to be a victim of bullying behaviour. Ironically, in my last position (from which I was laid off for \’economic reasons\’, which was probably partly true), the boss essentially ended up being swayed by the organization\’s bully, and this boss (of an organization that focuses on workplace essential skills) prides herself on knowing everything there is to know about the workplace. However, we really also have to start lobbying our governments to bring forth and pass antii-bullying legislation. Some provinces/states have done this, but it should be country-wide.

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