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Workplace Bullying

Workplace bullying refers to when an employee is repeatedly bothered and tormented in their job environment. This could come either from their employer or their coworkers. The three criteria that constitute workplace bullying are repeated negative acts, an imbalance of power regarding resources to seek assistance with the bullying, and escalation over time. In organizational culture, bullying can manifest when workplaces allow higher-status employees to harass lower-status employees, often requiring support or at least forbearance from company leaders. Bullying can cascade down the hierarchy, increase employee stress, decrease productivity, increase turnover, and remain unreported when management fails to hold perpetrators accountable.

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