[GlitterEyes]

Bullying at work does happen, it just doesn't stop when people leave school. I have copied Stropz's debate but changed it to suit in the workplace as that is slightly different.

I know a person who is in his 50's who was bullied at work by 3/4 other males...this resulted in him turning to the bottle and drinking himself into a bad state. At the time he didn't tell anyone he kept telling himself that it was all "banter" and he was just the person they had the "joke" on that day. To a point he felt he was doing something wrong and didn't say anything which in a way made him an easy target for them to pick on more & more. Now this bullying wasn't violent but it was 2 years of being at the end of the "joke", the person people would wind up, the name calling etc and he just got on with it, ignored it but it gradually wore him down and he hit the bottle hard...only then was when other people noticed something was wrong & even getting him to speak about it was a hard enough task but eventually he told it all and asked for help to form a complaint. Now he is happy at work (well as happy at work as you can be) and the bullying has stopped. Luckily it all worked out right in the end.

- Were you bullied or are you currently being bullied at work?
- If so, has it affected you in the long term?
- Did you tell anyone about it at the time?
- If so, was anything done about it?
- Do you know anyone else who has been bullied at work?
- Have you ever intervened to stop bullying?
- Would you ever intervene to stop it?
- Were you ever a bully?
- If you are having trouble at work, do you know how to form a complaint or who you need to contact?
- Do you feel awkward complaining about another workmate?
- As you are in the workplace do you let alot more things go by because you can handle it more as an adult/rise above it or could some things class as bullying in your workplace?



Discuss..