HOW TO KNOW A BULLYING BOSS

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, glaring, being non-verbally intimidating and cearly showing hostility.
• Discounting the person's thought or feeling ("Oh! that's silly") in meetings.
• Using the "silent treatment" to "ice out" and separate from others.
• Exhibiting presumably incontrollable mood swings in front of the group.
• Making up own rules on the fly that he/she does not follow.
• Disregarding satisfactory or exemplary quality of completed work despite evidence.
• Harshly and constantly criticizing, having a different standard for the person.
• Encouraging people to turn against the person being tormented.
• Singling out and Isolating one person from co-workers either socially or physically.
• Yelling, screaming and throwing tantrums in front of others to humiliate a person.
• Stealing credit for work done by a others.
• Abusing the evaluation process by lying about a person's performance.
• Using confidential information about a person to humiliate privately or publicly.
• Assigning undesirable work as punishment. 
• Making verbal put-downs/insults based on race, gender, accent or language, disability.
• Sabotaging the person's contribution to a team goal and reward.

Bullies make the work undesirable and reduces work satisfaction. They make coming to work fearful. Have you had anyexperience of bullying at your workplace. Share your experience by dropping a comment. 

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