ARE YOU WORKING WITH A BULLY?

ARE YOU WORKING WITH A BULLY?

Are you working with a bully? More than 25% of us are.  If you aren't being bullied, chances are you have seen someone being abused by a supervisor or coworker.  When we talk workplace bullying, we're talking more than some eye rolls or impatient words. Those can be off-putting, but when we talk bullying, we're talking about more than that. The eye rolls and the harsh words are often coupled with more verbal abuse, with non-verbal actions, with exclusionary actions, and they are used repeatedly.  We're talking covert abuse along with overt actions perpetrated by someone who is doing it on purpose to targeted workers.

Think you are the victim of workplace bullying? Gary Namie, PhD, is research director and one of the founders of the Workplace Bullying Institute. According to its website, "WBI is the first and only U.S. organization dedicated to the eradication of workplace bullying that combines help for individuals, research, books, public education, training for professionals-unions-employers, legislative advocacy, and consulting solutions for organizations.

Tune in Saturday at 11 am Pacific time to hear what he has to say and to ask questions about workplace bullying and what you can do if you are targeted -- or what you should do if you are the bully.

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