'Anush, what makes you think that the idea you just blurted out is any good?' Michael asked glaringly, right in front of his entire set of direct reports. 'I think you are better off not speaking for the rest of the meet' he added, rather aggressively.
For Anush and a select few members in the sales team headed by Michael, such treatment was routine. And lately, it was only getting worse, with Michael's language and behaviour becoming frightening, humiliating, belittling, or degrading. About six months ago, when he was relatively new to the organisation, Anush got the taste of Michael's style of asserting power through aggression while trying to impress Michael by being a little more assertive in presenting a different strategy.. Taken aback, Anush discreetly inquired with his peers and learnt that this had been Michael's way all along. When queried over taking up the case with the HR or the senior management, he was told that such behaviour was being viewed by them as a particular style of management. While unacceptable behaviours of such a type are horrible examples of workplace bullying, victims like Anush have the option of either 'putting up' with such monstrosities or moving out of the organisation.
In general, workplace bullying is a persistent mistreatment pattern from the others in the workplace, resulting in either physical or emotional harm. Workplace bullying has different forms and shapes, e.g., the term used in France and Germany for this phenomenon is mobbing, where it refers to a "mob" of bullies, rather than a single one. There are strict laws against workplace bullying in many countries. In the UK, it is unlawful, and is viewed as harassment under the Equity Act of 2010. The 2014 WBI U.S.
Workplace Bullying Survey has stated that it is an abusive behaviour by one or more perpetrators, viz. threatening, humiliating, or intimidating, or work interference - sabotage - which prevents work from getting done, or verbal abuse.
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