People who do this to others deserve a long and painful visit from Karma.

High school never ends

I can’t even talk to the manager about it cause he is also one of the bullies! 😢

I was just bullied out of my work by an old woman. She made me feel so little everyday and it caused me to become depressed. I complained to the manager about it but they sided with her. The next day I was forced to leave because it made me that angry and miserable. No one should ever be bullied just for trying to make a living every day.

Workplace bullying is WAY WORSE than sexual harassment. I've heard many people say that. I myself experienced sexual harassment, and it paled in comparison to workplace bullying. Workplace bullying is when one person intentionally and repeatedly targets another specific person, with the aim of making that targeted person look incompetent or to drive the target out. The target usually suffers all the consequences, and the harasser/bully/abuser goes completely unpunished.

I've been through my fair share of bullying at work. What you need to do is find another job and never be too friendly with your future co-workers. It may sound bad but there is a reason you get bullied, and it's normally out of your control. Be distant, cold, avoid staff parties and minimise the amount of face to face interactions with others.

I once worked under a bullying boss for 2 years and lost complete confidence in myself but eventually came out of it after a period of 4 years

I’m bullied at work, the bullies will constantly criticise my work and make me redo it multiple times. They’re all friends with the boss and will randomly disappear for long periods just so they can have a gossip.

Bullying starts at the corporate level: imposing intentionally unrealistic standards from top down to squeeze productivity. Seems simple, but that's where most bad attitude arise.

My boss tried to bully me at work and always wanted to fight. One day I told him to stick his head up his rear and fight for air. He did nothing. They are all cowards.

It seems that often bullying behaviour is down to the psychological issues of the bully. Those with narcissistic, sociopathic or sadist tendencies tend to bully as if it's normal. I realised early on at work that bullying reflects the issues of the bully and not those that are bullied. I think this is an important point to make, and for those that are bullied to realise.

I was bullied at the BBC by a Director. I’m going to tribunal. This led me to try and take my life earlier this year. This content is hard to take. Bullying at the BBC is rife.

I was bullied for years. It started straight away from senior management. Then colleagues attacked me for my work ethic. The organisation was completely toxic and it turned out they were terrified of being exposed. Senior management tried to portray them as a world leader where in fact they were actually committing fraud right across the company. When I eventually presented my evidence to HR they laughed at me, despite evidence of racism, sexism and physical threats/job security threats. Colleagues initially listened but some told others, isolated me even further and sided with management. The only answer is to leave, don’t do what I did and try and fight it. I genuinely feel like most workplaces are dominated by sociopathic narcissists who create cliques destroying the entire organisation yet present themselves as the people who keep the organisation together. This is why most people hate work. They don’t hate the job, they hate the managers.

Having suffered bullying throughout my career. I look back now and see I had one big weakness: 1: Naivety.. I went in to positions assuming I just had to ‘do a good job’ and I would be treated well. This naivety was only compounded by total lack of realistic advice when I asked for it - which was basically that same philosophy. Looking back - I did not assess my surroundings at all. I did not assess the characters of the people, or the power dynamics or the goals of the individuals and what they might be willing to do to achieve those goals. I spent my whole time trying to do a ‘really good job’. In retrospect doing a good job, is way way down the list of what’s important in many organisations. Look at who the people are, look at what their nature is, look at what their career financial plan is. Very very few people will ever care about your best interests. Most displays of help, collaboration etc are ‘performative’. I just wish I had approached the workplace for what it is, a competitive environment, that is very often hostile. And sought training and support with this reality in mind. Looking back I really was a lamb to the slaughter. I believed all the ‘positive speak’ and was duped into sacrificing my time and my career advancement to help others.

I used to work at a place where HR targeted me and I was basically bullied out of the company. Hope karma gets them.

Im being bullied at work and it sucks . They have so much power you would think that they would use their power for good

I have come across bullies at work. The laughable thing about them is that no one likes them.

Its the absolute worst when you find out your bully is in cohorts with your boss. Its hard to take any kind of legal action if you have no job. Every place I have worked ever has said that they have a no retaliation policy and if you speak with someone about what is going on it would be confidential but it never is. So you just get stuck getting bullied without saying anything about it in order to get your paycheck.

I have always been bullied by women because of their jealousy. I dress well and have a professional conduct and women find that intimidating. I am not pompous and I actually lower myself to be accepted. My manager glares at me all the time as does her colleague. They speak rudely and curtly and I am trying to tolerate it but I can’t. I feel upset going into work.

My daughter is being bullied at her job! She works in the medical field, and she is a hard worker goes above and beyond volunteers to work extra! She has not had a proper orientation. In fact, the preceptor is the bully. She’s been given too much power managers have came and left, staff members have left in a short timeframe, travelers do not stay at this medical facility. I have one thing to say about this I am helping my daughter file a complaint. I’m also taking measures to help protect her mental health as she has been depressed, came home crying and it’s been one thing after another. She has taken the abuse for eight months now. I say to you bully no more.

If u can walk the hell out. U don't need that crap. Find somewhere better. When u start to have a breakdown in the parking lot that's when u know it's time to leave

I was bullied through all of my working life. It was all kinds ... being called weird everyday because my accent didn't fit with the elites' accent of my boss, being told everyday that if I don't take on more and more workload, they couldn't afford me, sexual harassment, calumny, being shouted at, talked down to, and so much more. There was no way I could file a complaint because I'd have ended up without a job. I always ended up having to leave, only to find other bullies in the new workplaces. Eventually, it affected my mental health so badly that I'm now agrophobic, afraid of my own shadow, with severe PTSD and anxiety issues. When your pay cheque is a necessity that you and your family depends on, to have to suffer such cruelty in the workplace must be the worst of crimes. And yet, it's still happening everywhere in some form or another and these bullies always get away with it.

I am in a new role, and this one guy who everybody loves, bullies the new people, me being one of them. Soon after I lost my Dad in a past job, I was being bullied and snapped. I did a Hulk and smashed the place up, they were petrified, and when I think back it serves them right The Police actually took my side, and were so kind and supportive to me.

the biggest problem is that HR is not on the employees side. they are hired by the company to work for the company and their efforts will only be damage control for the company, not support for the victim. Always remember who butters HR's bread.

Bullies are jealous losers. They have low self-esteem and they want to make sure they take it out on others

Yes, filing a complaint with HR may or may not be affective but I know what will be effective is filing a complaint with the accreditation governing bodies, and other entities. My advice to bullies are your days are numbered, and your time is coming to answer for your actions. How dare you mistreat others through your bully tactics and your unprofessional behavior. This cannot keep happening.

I was bullied by a a manager at Michael’s, it caused so much harm to my mental health.

It is difficult to explain to loved ones that you have experienced abuse at the workplace. You simply suffer it in yourself and get sick. Psychological and physical recovery lasts from 2 years to 6 years in my case. People around me make fun of me because I'm unemployed, but they don't know the reason for my dismissal is the violence I experienced from swearing by my colleagues, throwing things at me, they gave me more work, they denied me breaks and food, they left me overtime while they others went home, I was so exhausted, I had injuries from overwork as well as mental breakdown from harsh words, I can't describe to you the evil I saw and experienced what people are willing to do for a little money.

I was bullied by this one female at work. For whatever reason she hated me and would tell lies on me to other people, etc. She was really mean and evil.

I’ve been through this. It is very painful. And they get away with it. My last employer gave me bad references to prospective employers - the same employer who tolerated the bullying and did nothing about it. Hurt me financially and mentally.

I was bullied at work as a young worker just starting out in the 1980's. I'm still cut up inside that I let him get away with so much, and that I can't find him to get some legal justice. I was called names, shouted at, grabbed physically, given arduous tasks that weren't my responsibility,etc. The boss and owner of the business, just did nothing. I eventually left to get away from it all, but realised I couldn't get away from the anger and long term effects. Now that I'm physically fit and better able to stand my ground, I just wish I could find this bloke and just, I don't know, make damn well aware that it wasn't ok. It was a long time ago, but it sticks in your memory.

At the start of my career I wasn’t really good and confident in my work thats why my self worth was hitting rock bottom. I didn’t realize that I was being bullied at that workplace because I wasn’t aware of workplace bullying. A colleague used to put my efforts down infront of seniors and at times I couldn’t say anything. I didn’t realize that colleague was intentionally targeting me because there was a time when my performance got better and CEO started praising me and that colleague couldn’t tolerate that. I could see that on her face. Some people can never see others flourishing. I believe that whenever someone targets you like this its mostly out of jealousy factor.

Idk what to do my managers talk crap about me to the employees. I’ve seen it with my own eyes, people at my job don’t really like me they just are nosy. I’ve put myself out there and they don’t want to talk to me because I set boundaries with all them. I don’t chase people if you don’t talk to me, I don’t want to open up to you. I deal with passive aggressive people all day, people are not who they say they are fr. I don’t talk about anything personal and i made up some excuse to explain why. Then from there I noticed a shift. I’m unhappy because people like to pick on me, I don’t mind defending myself but I don’t deserve it.

How do you walk away if you have to pay bills and on a tight budget with no HR and everything managed by the same family?

It is quite sad. I just hope people can have the strength and support. Hope no one has to go through it 🌻🌞

I'm bullied every day at work they think it is ok to make fun of someone just because they have different views than mine they make a point of letting me know everyday that I am not respected I realised recently that I lowered my standards way too much to work at my current job and that is why I'm in this situation . It is really all my fault

im a US nurse whose bullied daily in a pulmonary clinic

Life is too short to tolerate bullies - don't hope it will just get better without action - it won't. Talking about real major league dark-triad vampires, void of peace within obviously, feeding on others to sustain. A slave to codependence of leeching the energy of others. There's too many opportunities to sell your soul in a toxic longterm situation that is pure numbness and depersonalization of memory come the end of life. Certainly not the highlight and yet extremely costly of your life time. Be bold, speak what you need to speak, but especially live how you really need to live to making a living - sleeping well at night, arranging the situation to better fit your longterm wellbeing. Always map it out, hone in, sharpen best you can, what you need.

I was bullied at work and out of my job and developed heart failure which I think was the result of the prolonged stress. I think it has taken 20 years off my life. That was about 25 years ago, but I recently looked back over the file of events and felt all the stress again.

I am bullied at my current position now.

You have to put a stop to workplace bullying a millisecond after it starts otherwise it is extremely difficult to make it stop.

It started with one dominant senior figure in my workplace, who of course was close to management. He wouldn't ever bully me to my face, it was all done through the rumor mill. He spread untrue rumors about me, tried to turn people against me with lies, pointed out minor flaws (such as not being sociable when tired... who is?) to those who liked me, etc. It got to the point where he lied to the manager that I can't do my job after supervising me, I'd been there for 4 years and did my job well. The manager said he was surprised but it was probably best if I was dismissed, 'regretfully' saying I just didn't fit in anymore. I was casual so couldn't do anything about it. On my way out the bully gave me a farewell card in front of everyone. I was a shadow of myself when I left and was actually quite relieved to see the back of the place, had it been now I would have outed him as a bully on my way out. I'm still working out how it's affected my mental health, but I think the best way to deal with a bully is to laugh at them. Just laugh and don't show them that it hurts. Also, stand up for yourself and out them, to their face. But most of all don't take it seriously, literally laugh at them because they're genuinely quite sad people. These are things I will do if it happens to me again.

I work in a company in Belfast , why I didn't leave before thing went wrong. Many years of redundancy and other companies going through the same the sector I worked in had no jobs I could move to and I was the financial provider for my wife and children. After years of verbal abuse and poor working conditions and multiple mental health breakdowns I am unemployed from a career I loved from a company that could not even honour the contract they agreed which is not a surprise because when they were reducing wages by 10 percent they were taking delivery of their new cars and holidaying on the other side of the world . When you have a breakdown because of working conditions and issues, what help can you get . Maybe the labour relations agency. Think again because that won't happen. What about the law society , well there is no provision if you contacted them to provide you help even though you pointed out the reasons.... so you are on your own . The issue is you are going through a mental breakdown and have possibly tried to hurt yourself and the company you work for doesn't care because even though you have been part of the organisation for many years you are a nothing to them . Why didn't I leave, I wish I could go back and leave so I am not this person

The true problem arises when they develop an obsession and dependency on bullying you.

I was bullied at work for the last 4 months and I lost my job because of it. HR doesn’t want to know or help

I’ve been subjected to bullying in nearly all work places I’ve been to. I am dyslexic and I often find it hard to voice myself properly. In my current position I get a lid of misandrist comments made towards me if I do something they don’t like or doesn’t look good to them, I get belittled, I’ve had people throw me under the bus saying they’ve asked me to do something and they haven’t. My job when I was in supported living I was attacked and my boss stitched me up and fired me to cover up I got attacked and there were no risk assessments and no extra support for workers when the client should of had two workers on shift at any given time and he tried to get into my room when I was sleeping to sexually assault me. I’ve been subjected to religious discrimination because my boss didn’t like me going to church on a Sunday. I have a bad back from that job because they wanted me to store salt in a very small room and the ceiling height was about up to your chest. I’ve found work life extremely hard and I can’t give up because I’m the bread winner. I have a joint mortgage and a son with learning disabilities.

i have been working in a work place where the higher people dont like me and is the worst toxic experience ever i had a mental breakdown and my health is suffering just the thought that i have to go back make me feel sick and i cant stop shacking

It's mostly from managers, they have power, business will always support the manager over staff. Power corrupts. Unless there are clear procedures and process, not too many managers, things will be easy. Otherwise, bully never stops.

Bullying is insidious and as this video says can be difficult to pin down. Most of us want to give others the benefit of the doubt but when something feels off your instincts are normally spot-on, and it's rarely anything to do with your performance but with not being part of the gang, or because dominant toxic personalities within the workplace hierarchy have decided to make life difficult for you. Any form of difference - and it doesn't need to be a protected legal characteristic - can make you a target if it's the wrong kind of difference. I've never worked in an office where there hasn't been some form of favouritism and privilege being awarded for being part of the in-crowd.

Currently being bullied indirectly at work 😥

I have social anxiety. I want born that way, but interactions with people around me, made it like that. Workplace people just prey on that, I'll always have to act. It's disgusting.

This goes on all over and when you report it they dont want to know coz its too much hassle for the company they just want to brush it under the carpet

They don't teach you at school about narcissistic people and young adults who never grow up because if they did ...... you probably wouldn't work 😢😢

Watching this video as my boss threatens to cut my hours for having an allergic reaction at work to pain medication that got prescribed because the nature of my work is strenuous as hell

I'm having this from a huge respected company, management ect all in on it. I've done nothing to anyone I'm always polite. It's just raw discrimination mass actually I'm talking a whole factory having a problem with me. I've denied so many rumours. Honestly I genuinely could sue for this. My mental health and my personality is completely destroyed. And I genuinely hate people now. I'm trying so hard not to name and shame the company, if you go into the office with a complaint nothing will happen but you'll become talk of the place for years. I've not put a complaint in about anybody, I've never messed about with anyone I'm so angry

For me horrible bully someone, this should be considered inaceptable for all companies.

We need real leaders who can deal with abrasive people.

It's when they play pranks on you, but don't tell you about the pranks.

There’s a lady at my job that’s really mean. First I thought it was all just in my head but I see they wasn’t the case. Then I thought “Hmm maybe I’m too sensitive?” Now I realized that also isn’t the case. I’m new at this job (this is my third week) and recently moved back to my home a little over three weeks ago. I noticed this woman looking at me with pure hatred. I didn’t know her (like I said, I’m new), haven’t done anything to her. This obviously made me uncomfortable. So I told myself, “I’m going to stay away from her and just do my work” Sadly they’ve started to assign me to work in the same area with…yup, you guess it, her. 😕 I completed all of my work and my manager asked me to go downstairs and help her with hers. Of course, I didn’t want to help out someone who’s been giving me that look and making me feel uncomfortable but I went anyway, because I had a job to do. As soon as I asked her if she needed help (I had to interact with her to get the labels from her so I could help her finish her side). She gave me that same look again then blew up at me shouting “GO OVER THERE AND HELP HIM!” Not wanting to argue, I helped the other guy. She let this other girl (who’s also pretty mean) help her, which is fine, but kind of confirm there is a problem here. She also always seems to want me to mess up so she can say something. She’ll tell me about something I need to do even though I’m literally about to do it with that same look in her eyes. Just pure hatred. Today I needed more boxes so that I could put the leftover labels on them (my pallet ran out of them). I needed what we call a “pallet drop”. I look around to ask someone who would have a walkie talkie to tell them. Just my luck, there was no one around but…you guessed it…her. So by now, I’m thinking “Here we go 🙄 “ But I needed to do my job so I asked her “Do you have a walkie talkie?” She gives me that same horrible look then shouts “WHAT?!! 😡 IF YOU NEED A PALLET DROP YELL WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE DRIVE BY!!!!” The machines were too loud, no one could hear me, that was the first thing I did. So ofc she walks away and another guy shows up and I ask him and he’s super cool about it. Point is, I don’t want to snitch on this girl, but she is making life at my new job really sucky. I can tell she is one of those girls that like to fight (physically and verbally) but I refuse to play into that. I don’t like to do either. I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to snitch because I know there will be retaliation with other people involved. I think she may even be friends with one of the higher ups (saw them talking today). I wish they’d assign me to work with the group I was working with before. 😢

Sadly all the bullying I’ve ever been subjected to in my life came from baby boomers in the heritage railway sector when I was involved in it, they are the worst when it comes to this behaviour 😡😡😡

HR will also back the bully boss

Me being a waiter but being relegated to polishing duty for weeks on end... because I once questioned one of the supervisors.

Find out where bullies live and get revenge. Simples.

Hello, I have got my dream job and salary but I am also being a victim of workplace-bullying here. Also, if I leave this job, I won't get even half the salary that I get in this company. Also my seniors are putting a lot of work pressure on me.

I’ll be reporting my supervisor soon with a team of ppl.

My colleague is bullying me over and over and over again.. Almost every day in 24/7 and today on my way home I was crying my eyes out.. He really hates me and he wants to make my life a living nightmare. He always complains and no matte how hard I work, he's never happy.. Barely :-( I don't know what to do anymore😢😢 He's been bullying me for over a year and yesterday I almost fainted because I was so exhausted and tired😨

What if everyone in the company I work for is a bully and stick together to protect the bully? My HOD bullies everyone in the office including me. He makes nasty comments, jokes and insults all the time, picks on me, blames me for many things. I am 22 weeks pregnant and even now he makes all these subtle comments aimed towards me together with my manager

Get the hottest cup of coffee, walk by that bully, fake tripping over sumthin on the floor and dump it on that bully. Then apologize! Simple!

I remember when i was in my teens, my mum used to send me to the market to buy stuff for her. I came across a store colleague who smack another colleague on the head and honestly i could tell right there the guy was being bullied.

I feel targeted at work. Made to feel incompetent although I've had very little training/opportunities. It's really destroying my confidence. I'm suffering, but I need my paycheck. Everyone there is related or are close, personal friends. I'm none of the above.

I find it brings the worst out in me and I can't function as a person,I'm bullied by alot of people in my work place,I can't sleep,I've with drawn from my family I don't know if I'm going to have a good day or bad from one day to the next.cant trust anyone.

People fall into the most supid vibe ever of copying bullies to win as in copy every word they say back to them. That supid game can ruin your whole life.

I was also bully many times but i cannot do anything they attack me like wild dogs....but the interesting part is that bully bully people stay on the job but i was kicked out everytime

I have been bullied at work. My boss uses “performance management” as a way to do it.

Keep a record.

'how to tell if you're being bullied' ? Surely you already know?

Imagine all the productivity and improved businesses there would be if unnecessary bullying was diminished. Good thing is companies with bullying don't survive eventually because workers go elsewhere due to the reputation. After you self reflect and realise it is bullying and not because of poor performance or an attitude problem, You must stick up for yourself each time they bully you and call it out. Joke back at their expense.

I have been bullied, in M.r.H. By the most wonderful Díva, I was her subordinate, the Boss adored her.

A bit late! Bullied for 10y then maliciously made redundant using covid as an excuse - just as i was going to HR/OCC HEALTH with this matter. This was done by a woman.

This is happening a lot in Asia countries.

A back up and point it support with share for BBC news a wonderful.

I was made to feel like I was being either too sensitive or when there was very clear cut evidence of bullying it was totally dismissed and ignored. This seems like it’s everyone’s story. I have developed PTSD from my experience and have been on months of work leave.

Usually theirs a psychopath in the group that gets obsessed with you - run for your sanity!

I'm 2 years into my bullying. I made complaints to my manager, my people leader, a team leader. Problem is I never recorded any of it. But it's hard when it happens all the time, every day. How to grab any one instance. This one? but if it happens again, do you use this one? or this? Or this? You end up feeling overwhelmed with trying to pin it down. What about the small instances? The one you feel silly even bringing up. That still counts. Many, many times workplace bullying is small everyday things that build up over time and when you do finally seek help, you can feel embarrassed when that ask why it took so long or when you bring up an instance it doesn't seem big or important when you read it out.

At my first day i got judged by my age yet still single i was so scared as a newbie i keep dreaming about it slowly chipping away my confidence as day pass. On the second day i tried avoiding conversations with them but ended up getting mauled some more cause of lost focus due to 1st day. The present 3rd day getting called crazy while working after a newbie mistake i made even colleagues said are you on drugs. Very sad that was my very first won interview for being an introvert i need money aswell HELP.

Sad

I’m dealing with it at my job now. I have a coworker who is quite an ass... He’s very toxic. The funny thing is that I’m taller, bigger and older than he is. He has to look up to speak to me. But still... I’m working on how I’m going to deal with him. Frankly management wants to fire him. The only reason they haven’t yet is because we are super short on workers... Asking the Lord for guidance will be key.

The preceptor has been given a lot of authority, but unfortunately is unable to manage the place effectively and the temporary managers at her place there or not on the unit there in a totally different department and rarely check on this department. I have spoken to my daughter about this and I feel terrible that I haven’t helped her before now I was hoping that she could resolve this as she tried to go to the first manager they initially had, but the manager did nothing and said well I’ll put you all night and maybe it’ll work out for you. The bottom line is she is a people pleaser and it’s so sweet sometimes people take advantage of that but I’m going to handle this bully ineffective and professional way with her and show her the ropes

Say not to Bullying at work:

They shouldn’t hire these bully bosses, it ridiculous how higher ups and mangers are CLUELESS!!!

Document everything. Date. Time. Topic. Don't give in to HR when they say you must sign an NDA about the events.

Iam in it.I feel sad.

What happens if it's senior management who is doing the bullying?

Sometimes is how someone Serves you Food and beverages at work,in the Cafeteria,how They place a plate Or a Cup,non verbal negativ Body language.

It was my Lead, I'm from USA. Couldn't finish one job without being rescheduled to start a second. Then he'd be upset because the first job wasn't done yet. But my co worker could spend 10 minutes on his cell phone looking up his next Playlist

I was bullied by my boss and co worker's about a traumatic event i had a few years ago. It cause me to develop ptsd about the event and absolutely hate myself. Its has ruined me, especially been treated like this after 20 years working for them. My time off work caused more conflict between us. Im sure the husband is a psychopath or sociopath and his mrs is a compulsive liar. A note to anyone out there, dont point out when a compulsive liar is lying, they will sabotage your cup with a mop and think you wont notice.

1:27....yess assuming its a reasonable request but so many managers twist the story when the big boss comes to talk to them and your advice is too talk to the manager? 3:25 ....when you already stated that 3/4 manager are the bully 0:32 basically it will never be resolved

I work for the NHS as a secretary, I started there a year ago, but they blow hot and cold with me, what's going on?

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