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Definition of Workplace Bullying

Bullying at work is the repeated, health or career endangering mistreatment of one employee, by one or more employees. The mistreatment is a form of psychological violence and is often a mix of verbal and strategic insults preventing the target from performing work well.

The problems of Workplace Bullying

• Litigation is not effective
• Few laws regarding it
• Difficulty in building the case
• Some bullies have the attitudes of “so sue me” due to the difficulties in building a case
• Employers can outspend and outlast lone plaintiffs
• Financial jeopardy for the target due to the high legal costs
• The payoff due to bulling wins are relatively low and often do not justify the costs of litigation

• Poor support for the targets
• It is up to the person being bullied to address it on their own
• Many companies look for bulling amongst the workers, but most bullying actually comes from management