By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com After a workplace bullying experience that left him physically sick, Brad Grinde quit his job as a South Florida executive and became a teacher. Grinde, 53, says he spent three years being told by a boss that he was “stupid” and “didn’t know how to manage people.” “Why …
Tag Archive: Economy and workplace bullying
Nov
04
2010
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Apr
01
2010
Defend Yourself Against Workplace Bullying
By Asa Aarons, NY1.com Filmmaker Beverly Peterson says her experience with a bullying boss led her to document and define the situation. She says there’s a big difference between a tough boss and a bully. “It’s that rogue boss. You know, it’s a lot more egregious than just someone who is a bad manager,” Peterson …
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Jan
19
2010
UK: Legal Q&A – Bullying in the workplace
By Nick Thomas, PersonnelToday.com There has been substantial recent press coverage regarding the issue of workplace bullying – much of it sparked by a Unison survey suggesting that bullying at work has doubled in the past 10 years, with one in three staff claiming they’ve been bullied in the past six months. While this statistic …
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Jan
05
2010
Bullying in the workplace on the rise
By Afua Hirsch, guardian.co.uk The recession has seen a big increase in bullying at work, the Guardian has learned. One in 10 employees experience workplace bullying and harassment, according to the conciliation service Acas, while a survey by the union Unison reports that more than one-third of workers said they were bullied in the past …
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Dec
15
2009
Guard yourself against harassment
By Tali Arbel, Post-Bulletin The recession is creating a “blank check” for office bullies, said one employee advocate. The downturn’s layoffs might make a bad situation worse for victims, said Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group. Namie is the author of the “The Bully at Work.” It was originally published …
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