MISSION:
MD STOP BULLY'S mission is to raise public awareness about workplace bullying
and to compel lawmakers to prevent abusive environments through legislative reform.
WHAT IS WORKPLACE BULLYING?
Workplace bullying is repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more
persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms: verbal abuse, threatening,
humiliating or offensive behavior/actions, and work interference--sabotage--which prevents work form getting done.
Bullying,
general workplace harassment is prevalent than its more famous and illegal special varieties--sexual harassment and racial
discrimination. A recent reliable study estimates that approximately 1 in 6 U.S. workers has directly experienced destructive
bullying in the past year (according to a year 2000 scientific sample of State of Michigan residents).
Bullying transcends
gender. Half of all bullies (58%) are women. Half of all bullying is woman-on-woman. Women comprise 80% of targets. The vast
majority of bullies 71% are bosses (Source: Workplace Bullying Institute Research). Bullies bully because they can; they do
so with impunity. The complex answer to why bullies bully can be reduced to three factors: (a) some workplaces pit worker
against worker in zero-sum (cutthroat) competitive schemes, (b) Machiavellian types (who live to manipulate others to accomplish
their own goals) see the opportunities presented, and (c) in bullying-prone workplaces, employers reward the aggression with
promotions and rewards.
Bullies are rarely psychopathic, but are always narcissistic and Machiavellian. Targethood
hinges on two characteristics: a desire to cooperate and a non-confrontive interpersonal style. Bullying poses a serious health
hazard Targets by compromising their psychological and physical health, disassembling their social network and risking economic
devastation through the loss of their jobs because "employment at will" encourages the bully's whimsical misuse of power.
Targets
who are most surprised by the baseless cruelty inflicted on them suffer the most severe effects (PTSD) and take the longest
time to heal afterwards. Silent, frozen co-workers worsen the problem often by choosing to cut off support, to tacitly or
directly join the bully's personal vendetta against the Target. Eventually, the workplace is paralyzed by fear, incapable
of productive work, and susceptible to costly downtime with an unhealthy workforce and an increased liability for destructive
employment practices.
Source: Workplace Bullying Institute - www.bullyinginstitute.org
Please research our site by using the following links:
Maryland Anti-Bullying Healthy Workplace Bill
Workplace Bullying Myths and Realities
Top 25 Tactics Adopted By All Bullies
Financial Costs To Companies
Impacts on a Target's Health
Download Petition of State of Maryland Legislation
Contact Your Maryland State Coordinator
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Combating Workplace Terrorism Workshop
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Important Workplace Bullying Links
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