I was in a sour mood as I walked into my office at the Pharmacy this morning. To be honest, I could not exactly pinpoint why I was not happy, maybe because I didn't get enough sleep the previous night or I missed my usual early morning bus. Well, some days are just like this. Immediately, I sat down in my office, Janet, the pharmacist technician walked in to announce that Mr.Kenneth wants to see me. Oh God! It seems today really will be a bad day. Mr. Kenneth is one of our patients who refills his anti-diabetic medicine with us. The last time, we spoke, it didn't end so well. That was three weeks ago when Mr. Kenneth vehemently refused to take his medications even with his FBS value at 12mmol/L and after series of counselling. He claimed he had gotten a herbal medicine from the village which will treat the diabetes and therefore do not need his refills. While pondering on the last encounter with Mr.Kenneth, he walked into my office. Mr. Kenneth looked unhappy, pale
Bullying is a serious problem that does not only involve children, teens and young adults. Bullying in the workplace is similiar to the school playground in that people are being demeaned or exploited, says Lynn Tailor, a national workplace expert. In the office , bullying is far more subversive and challenging to overcome as these grown bullies are adept at finding non-assertive victims and stayin under the radar. Bulling bosses are of different types. On the more extreme end of the spectrum are those who throw tirades and intimidate employees continuously, some are even guilty of sexual harassment. At the other end, you will find covert bully, the much more rampant, fear provoking boss who act episodicaly. On Monday, he is Mr.Nice guy and on Tuesday, he is Attila the Hun. Here are some of the common method adopted by bullies according to Gary Namie, PHD Director of workplace Bulli Institute: Falsely accusing someone of "errors" not actually made. Staring
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