Bullying In The Workplace Essay
Workplace Bullying
Abstract Workplace bullying is continual verbal, mental or even physical mistreatment of a person in the workplace. It can come from a boss or a coworker and can be harmful. It is a problem for employees as well as employers because it often begins in a stressful work environment and will eventually lower morale and productivity. Workplace bullying is an ethical problem that negatively affects people as well as the organization, therefore managers need to be aware of it and how to stop or prevent it.
Bullying is a growing problem in the workplace today. Workplace bullying is defined as “repeated, unreasonable actions of individuals (or a group) directed towards an employee …show more content…
“Bullying is a systematic campaign of interpersonal destruction that jeopardizes your health, your career, the job you once loved. Bullying is a non-physical, non-homicidal form of violence and, because it is violence and abusive, emotional harm frequently results” (Dr. Namie & Dr. Namie, 2013). Bullying is harmful to the victim as well as others within the organization. Bullying can be compared to harassment because the two are similar. However "bullying is different from harassment, harassment is one type of illegal discrimination and is defined as offensive and unwelcome conduct, serious enough to adversely affect the terms and conditions of a person’s employment, which occurs because of the person’s protected class, and can be imputed to the employer” (Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention, 2011). There is a very line in differentiating bullying, harassment or …show more content…
Out of twenty-six people surveyed, sixteen have experienced workplace bullying in some way. Eighty percent of those surveyed have witnessed a coworker being bullied. One hundred percent of the people surveyed would do something if they witnessed a coworker being bullied. So then one-question remains, why does the problem continue to increase if people are willing to step in for a coworker that is being bullied? There is a possibility that people just do not know what to do when it comes being a witness to workplace
Abstract Workplace bullying is continual verbal, mental or even physical mistreatment of a person in the workplace. It can come from a boss or a coworker and can be harmful. It is a problem for employees as well as employers because it often begins in a stressful work environment and will eventually lower morale and productivity. Workplace bullying is an ethical problem that negatively affects people as well as the organization, therefore managers need to be aware of it and how to stop or prevent it.
Bullying is a growing problem in the workplace today. Workplace bullying is defined as “repeated, unreasonable actions of individuals (or a group) directed towards an employee …show more content…
“Bullying is a systematic campaign of interpersonal destruction that jeopardizes your health, your career, the job you once loved. Bullying is a non-physical, non-homicidal form of violence and, because it is violence and abusive, emotional harm frequently results” (Dr. Namie & Dr. Namie, 2013). Bullying is harmful to the victim as well as others within the organization. Bullying can be compared to harassment because the two are similar. However "bullying is different from harassment, harassment is one type of illegal discrimination and is defined as offensive and unwelcome conduct, serious enough to adversely affect the terms and conditions of a person’s employment, which occurs because of the person’s protected class, and can be imputed to the employer” (Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention, 2011). There is a very line in differentiating bullying, harassment or …show more content…
Out of twenty-six people surveyed, sixteen have experienced workplace bullying in some way. Eighty percent of those surveyed have witnessed a coworker being bullied. One hundred percent of the people surveyed would do something if they witnessed a coworker being bullied. So then one-question remains, why does the problem continue to increase if people are willing to step in for a coworker that is being bullied? There is a possibility that people just do not know what to do when it comes being a witness to workplace