Module seven being the victim. According to a recent survey, over one third of Americans have been bullied at work. Bullying affects people on every level, it can lead to depression, illness and poor work performance. Hopefully you will never be the victim of bullying. Should you ever find yourself the target of a bully however, you need to know what steps to take to protect yourself what is not considered bullying. Not every personal conflict is the result of bullying.

For example, an employee who is reprimanded for breaking a rule is not necessarily being bullied. It is bullying However, if the manager yells, humiliates or threatens the employee. The problem with bullying is that it does not appear to be bullying. This is why many bullying acts are considered legal. Not bullying, coaching an employee, reprimanding employees who break rules, refusing to promote a low performing employee legitimately complaining about a co worker not being personal friends with a co worker steps to take if you were the victim of bullying, there are certain things steps that you need to take to protect yourself. Bullying is harder to prove than classic harassment.

The targets of bullies usually leave their organizations out of self preservation, but it is in an employer's best interest to eliminate bullying behavior. While most bullying is not illegal per se, it does cost companies money. Steps recognize the problem. do not accept the bullies definition of you. The bully is the problem. Keep a paper trail, record bullying incidents and keep documents that counter a bullies claims about your work.

Have a witness. Have a witness around during meetings with the bully. Inform your supervisors make the appropriate supervisor aware of your situation. You may or may not want to confront a bully. If you fear retaliation, it might be best to avoid a direct confrontation before going to a supervisor. Hey study.

Danny had been working steadily through the night in order to finish an assignment. When he gave it to a colleague to deliver before running off to a meeting he thought nothing of it Next day he was called to the manager and asked about missing work. When the bullying was called in, he denied ever having to work. Danny didn't get a promotion because of that. So he informed a supervisor of the issue. The supervisor reviewed some security footage and saw that the bully had thrown away Danny's work.

Danny was given the promotion he deserved and always remember to not only turn in all his work himself, but to keep a copy of all work for scenarios like that.