Have you been bullied or bullied others at work? Workplace bullying is detrimental not only to the health of individuals but also that of organisations, say SUSS’ Dr Victor Seah and Valerie Ng.
Have you been bullied or bullied others at work? Workplace bullying is detrimental not only to the health of individuals but also that of organisations, say SUSS’ Dr Victor Seah and Valerie NgJimmy Fallon accepts award for Best Talk/Topical Show for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon during the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and broadcast on Jun 5, 2022.
More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence and harassment in the workplace, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to a global survey last year by International Labour Organization, Lloyd’s Register Foundation and Gallup. Other subtle workplace bullying behaviours include giving an employee the silent treatment, intentionally withholding information they need, limiting their ability to express their opinions, situating their workspace in an isolated location, spreading false rumours about their personal lives and work performance, intentionally excluding them from meetings, encouraging jokes about them, and flaunting their superior status over the victim in a condescending manner.
Mitchell Kusy’s book Why I Don’t Work Here Anymore: A Leader’s Guide to Offset the Financial and Emotional Costs of Toxic Employees tells the story of why he resigned from his job because of a toxic person. He didn’t tell on his toxic peer because he didn’t think his boss would believe him. Despite being the cause of others leaving as well, the toxic peer was regarded as “an organisational star”.
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