I was bullied in my last job when i first started. i worked for a stockbroker and when I joined 6 years ago I made quite a lot of friends. We used to go for lunches, after work drinks etc. But my boss went away for 3 weeks and a colleague, who was in the same position as I was, took it upon herself to take over the office. We kind fell out but over nothing really. When my boss came back there were a lot of meetings with my so called friend and I started to worry what was being said. Nothing came about from my boss but all of a sudden i was being ignored by my work colleagues. Nobody that i assumed was my friend would talk to me anymore. i would get snide little sniggers and looks of contempt. I felt so alone and most days I could go through with nobody saying a word to me all day. So i decided to get my head down and just do my work. Once the day ended i would forget about what had happened. This ostracization lasted about 8 months.
The funny thing was this colleague got promoted and went to a different department because she thought she couldnt progress in the one she was in. She really wanted the managers role but that didnt look like it was going to be open for sometime........then a month later it did.... and i got it
