When the Bully Sits in the Next Cubicle
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/health/25well.html
An eye roll, a glare, a dismissive snort -- these are the tactics
of the workplace bully. They don't sound like much, but that's why
they are so insidious. How do you complain to human resources that
your boss is picking on you? Who cares that a co-worker won't
return your phone calls?
Bullying in the workplace is surprisingly common. In a survey
released last fall, 37 percent of American workers said they had
experienced bullying on the job, according to the research firm
Zogby International.
Unlike the playground bully, who often resorts to physical threats,
the work bully sets out on a course of constant but subtle
harassment. It may start with a belittling comment at a staff
meeting. Later it becomes gossip to co-workers and forgetting to
invite someone to an important work event. If the bully is a
supervisor, victims may be stripped of critical duties, then
accused of not doing their job, says Gary Namie, founder of the
Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group based in
Bellingham, Wash.

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