{"id":288,"date":"2018-10-13T15:46:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T15:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nyhwa.org\/bg_nyhwa.org\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2018-11-25T18:23:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T18:23:33","slug":"what","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nyhwa.org\/bg_nyhwa.org\/what\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Workplace Bullying?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"mod-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-491 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/nyhwa.org\/bg_nyhwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0_0_848_565.404_action-adult-advice-1120344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-imhwpb-built-photo-search=\"14|landscape\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nyhwa.org\/bg_nyhwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0_0_848_565.404_action-adult-advice-1120344.jpg 848w, http:\/\/nyhwa.org\/bg_nyhwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/action-adult-advice-1120344-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nyhwa.org\/bg_nyhwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/action-adult-advice-1120344-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nyhwa.org\/bg_nyhwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/action-adult-advice-1120344-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Definition<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Workplace bullying is repeated, health-harming mistreatment of targets&nbsp;by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li>Verbal abuse<\/li>\n<li>Offensive conduct\/behaviors (including nonverbal) which are threatening, humiliating, or intimidating<\/li>\n<li>Work interference \u2014 sabotage \u2014 which prevents work from getting done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 28px; text-align: left;\">Workplace bullying is often subtle&#8230;.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#\">Driven by perpetrators&#8217; need to control the targeted individual(s) <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#\">Initiated by bullies who choose targets, timing, place, and methods <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Escalated to involve others who side with the bully, either voluntarily or through coercion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">Undermining of legitimate business interests when bullies&#8217; personal agendas take precedence over work itself<\/span> &nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Domestic violence at work where the abuser is on the payroll.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"mod-space\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"\">Common bullying behaviors<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\">False accusations of mistakes and errors&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Yelling, shouting, and screaming<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Exclusion and &#8220;the silent treatment&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Withholding resources and information necessary to the job<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Behind-the-back sabotage and defamation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Use of put-downs, insults, and excessively harsh criticism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Unreasonably heavy work demands<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spreading rumors and gossip<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Making offensive jokes or comments, verbally or in writing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Discounting achievements and stealing credit for ideas or work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disciplining or threatening job loss without reason<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Taking away work or responsibility without cause<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Blocking requests for training, leave or promotion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pestering, spying, stalking, or tampering with personal belongings and equipment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"mod-space\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"\">Why bullies bully<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sideline someone they feel is a threat (the target)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Further their own agenda at the expense of others, especially the organization and target(s)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Deny responsibility for their own behavior<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mask their lack of confidence and low self-esteem<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<h3 class=\"\">A 2017 national survey by&nbsp; the Workplace Bullying Institute found that:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">19% of Americans are bullied, another 19% witness it<\/span> <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;61% of Americans are aware of abusive conduct in the workplace<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#\">60.4 million Americans are affected by it <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#\">70% of perpetrators are men; 60% of targets are women<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hispanics are the most frequently bullied race<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> 61% of bullies are bosses, the majority (63%) operate alone<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> 40% of bullied targets are believed to suffer adverse health effects<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">71% of employer reactions are harmful to targets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> 60% of coworker reactions are harmful to targets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> To stop it, 65% of targets lose their original jobs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> 77% of Americans support enacting a new law<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> 46% report worsening of work relationships, post-Trump election<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"mod-space\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"\">What bullying is not<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Enforcing workplace policies and procedures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Evaluating or measuring performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Providing constructive feedback<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Denying training or leave requests with good reason<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Discussing disciplinary action in private<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dismissing, suspending, demoting, or reprimanding with just cause<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"mod-space\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"\">Types of harm that employees can suffer from<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stress disorders of all types, including anxiety<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Shock, anger, frustration, and helplessness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Clinical depression or suicidal thoughts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">High blood pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cardiovascular disease<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Loss of sleep<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Loss of focus, confidence, morale, and productivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Eating too much or too little<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stomach pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Headaches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Impaired immune systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Symptoms consistent with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Destructive impact on family and personal relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p 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