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Workplace Bullying

BY Nicholas Woodfield
August 02, 2014

Bullying has always been an unpleasant, seemingly inescapable feature of human social structures. With the rise of modern communications systems and the omnipresence of electronic social interaction, the problem has become more pervasive in recent decades, or if not more pervasive, then at least more visible. Whether by virtue of quantity or intensity, bullying (particularly its modern cyber-variant) has gained increased media attention in recent years following some high-profile and tragic cases. Until very recently, the focus has been on bullying in schools. This makes sense, as the schoolyard bully maintains a notorious place in the pantheon of social archetypes. However, bullying has never stopped at the schoolhouse gate. Rather it persists well into adulthood, and appears in any number of adult congregations, from the PTA to the local watering hole.

In the Workplace

Bullying in the workplace may be the most pernicious manifestation of the phenomenon. In 2013, awareness of bullying in the workplace exploded, owing to the most unlikely of organizations: the NFL's Miami Dolphins. In retrospect, perhaps this organization (or some major American sports franchise) was always destined to be the focal point of such a controversy, given the unique blend of close quarters and machismo that make up so-called “locker-room culture.” Workplace bullying, however, is not limited to any single profession or working situation. It is often more subtle than the outlandish acts of Richie Incognito, but no less problematic for the individuals involved and the organizations that employ them.

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