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How to deal with being bullied at work
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How to deal with being bullied at work

You might understandably feel trapped and powerless, but there is a range of steps you can take to improve your situation

Pat Ferris
Psyche, 2024
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​Everyone experiences conflict and disagreements at work at some point or other. Perhaps your feelings get hurt, or you suffer a lapse of judgment that inadvertently hurts someone else’s feelings. These infrequent experiences are not tantamount to bullying. Bullying is persistent, intentional maliciousness that will leave you feeling intimidated, undermined and deflated. If you’ve been a victim of workplace bullying, this Psyche article by therapist and consultant Pat Ferris will give you some solid advice and help you feel stronger.

Take-Aways

  • ​​​​Workplace bullying involves repeated, offensive, malicious interactions in the workplace, and it affects around 20% of employees during the course of their career. 
  • The blame lies solely with the aggressor, not with the victim.
  • If you’re being bullied at work, carefully document each incident.

About the Author

Therapist and consultant Pat Ferris is the co-author of Dignity and Inclusion at Work, a handbook that addresses workplace bullying. 

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