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Anyone will agree that bullying is not a new phenomenon. It has existed, in some form or another, for as long as humans have interacted. Lately, how-ever, bullying has put the spotlight on new issues.
It is now categorized and defined into different forms of bullying that affect the very young right through to the very old. We hear about bullying in schools, cyber bullying, and now, bullying in the workplace.
The Journal asked Partners Fam-ily Services (PFS) in Humboldt if they had any experience with adult intakes regarding workplace bully-ing. PFS Child and Family Services Manager Crystal Perkins said from her experience, adult intakes come in more to talk about bullying in social circumstances.
“It probably happens more than we see, but it’s definitely not the main concern that we get from people,” Per-kins said. “We see more bullying in the social circles with adults, actually. But then we’ll find out as we talk to them that they don’t work because they feel they’ve been harassed or had trouble with a co-worker at previous jobs.”
It has only been in recent years that occupational health professionals have recognized and acknowledged the existence of bullying in the workplace. It is important to distinguish between normal worker conflict and workplace bullying. Bullying should not be con-fused with tough management styles.
It is negative and persistent abuse. “In my perspective, school bully-
ing and workplace bullying is very similar,” Perkins stated, “in the fact that bullies target on people that may not have the esteem to stand up for themselves. Unfortunately, that can carry on past school and into the work-place, those behaviours, and if they’re not stopped, play a huge impact on their lives.”
Often the victim is a hard-working employee, dedicated to his/her work and liked by others. These individuals are perceived to be threats to the bully through their competence, popularity or even vulnerability. People who need the job, those who form part of a mi-nority, employees who are undergoing personal stress or suffering an illness are all examples of those who are vulnerable.
“We have clients who come in that have families, and are bullied in the workplace,” continued Per-kins. “They have to have a job, they have to provide for their family, but their work isn’t a safe place for them to be, so it’s kind of a double conflict there.”
Also, she says people often don’t quit or risk standing up for them-selves when they are being bullied because they need the job and they don’t want to ruin things for their family.
We know that bullying affects an individual, causing feelings or re-actions that range from shock and anger, to a loss of confidence and even physical and psychosomatic symptoms.
But how does bullying affect the workplace?
The Canadian Centre for Occupa-tional Health and Safety (OHS) has determined that bullying affects the overall health of an organization. Ef-fects from an unhealthy workplace may result in increased absenteeism and stress, decreased productivity and motivation, poorer customer service and a reduced corporate image and customer confidence.
Below are some tips outlining how employers and employees can partici-pate in the prevention of bullying in the workplace:
1. Learn more about bullying – in-formation is power.
2. Don’t ignore the behaviour. Re-member, the statistics show that you
are not alone.3. Get help/support. Tell others
you trust. 4. Document every incident. Start a
diary/journal and enter events after they occur or each night. Include the date (and time if relevant), who was present, what happened and how you felt.
5. Address the situation with the bully if you feel comfortable and safe. Let them know that their behaviour is unacceptable. Stay calm; be polite and direct.
6. Be willing to examine your own behaviour.
7. Report the incident to your man-ager or human resources.
with files from the Ontario Safety Association for Community Health