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Bullies Do Anything To Stop This Bullying?

Bullying in the workplace is defined as any direct or indirect behavior intended to harm, hurt, or intimidate another person. Laws in Canada prohibit harassment related to protected attributes like race or gender. Workplace bullying can stem from a bully's low self-esteem or desire to feel superior to others. Employers have a duty to protect employees' physical and mental health at work. Workers who experience bullying should document incidents, report the behavior up the management chain, and avoid retaliation to address workplace conflict and an unhealthy work environment.

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Bullies Do Anything To Stop This Bullying?

Bullying in the workplace is defined as any direct or indirect behavior intended to harm, hurt, or intimidate another person. Laws in Canada prohibit harassment related to protected attributes like race or gender. Workplace bullying can stem from a bully's low self-esteem or desire to feel superior to others. Employers have a duty to protect employees' physical and mental health at work. Workers who experience bullying should document incidents, report the behavior up the management chain, and avoid retaliation to address workplace conflict and an unhealthy work environment.

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1.

Why do people poke fun at others in the workplace, especially mocking others in the
workplace? In Canada, what laws exists to help stop bullying? Should Tired of
Bullies do anything to stop this bullying?

2. How do such behaviors lead to workplace conflict?  Remember people make their
own reality . . .even if what they create is harassing, toxic and/or illegal.  Everyone
perceives the world from their own perspective that is why humour is a dangerous
thing in the workplace, because what is amusing to one can be viewed as harassing to
another.

Bullying can be defined as any direct or indirect behavior, comment, act or gesture,
including through the use of social media, intended to injure, hurt, oppress, intimidate or
ostracize, and includes cyber-bullying.

Some people experience more anxiety than others and quite often bullies come from
anxiety inducing homes. One way to mitigate anxiety is to feed our minds with
rewarding behaviors and thoughts. These can be positive when for example someone
tries to be a good person, hence promoting the friendship and the esteem of others or
they can be negative, often by the mean of controlling animals or other people.

It makes them feel better about themselves. If they can put someone else beneath
them, then they can’t be all bad.

It’s an easy way to feel better about themselves when they have low self esteem or
when they do not have self-love or self-worth .

When others around you are making fun of others, it is a way to be part of the in crowd,
to have friends when you do not. People want to fit in. People want to be liked. People
act like other people as we tend to like people who are similar to who we are.

Laws in Canada to prevent bullying:

Where there is no legislation which specifically addressed bullying, the general duty
clause establishes the duty of employers to protect employees from risks at work.
These risks can include harm from both physical and mental health aspects.
In addition, federal and provincial human right laws prohibit harassment related to race,
national or ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, family status, disability,
pardoned conviction, or sexual orientation. In certain situations, these laws may apply to
bullying.
How to deal with bullies:

DO
 FIRMLY tell the person that his or her behaviour is not acceptable and ask them
to stop. You can ask a supervisor or union member to be with you when you
approach the person.
 Take care of yourself outside of work. Bullying can take a huge toll on you in the
office and outside of it. But it can help to try to balance the damaging influences
with positive ones.
 KEEP a factual journal or diary of daily events. Record:
o The date, time and what happened in as much detail as possible.
o The names of witnesses.
o The outcome of the event.

Remember, it is not just the character of the incidents, but the number, frequency, and
especially the pattern that can reveal the bullying or harassment.

 KEEP copies of any letters, memos, e-mails, faxes, etc., received from the
person.
 REPORT the harassment to the person identified in your workplace policy, your
supervisor, or a delegated manager. If your concerns are minimized, proceed to
the next level of management.

DO NOT

 DO NOT RETALIATE. You may end up looking like the perpetrator and will most
certainly cause confusion for those responsible for evaluating and responding to
the situation.

Bullying affects the overall "health" of an organization. An "unhealthy" workplace can


have many effects. In general, these include:

 Increased absenteeism.
 Increased turnover.
 Increased stress.
 Increased costs for employee assistance programs, recruitment, etc.
 Increased risk for accidents / incidents.
 Decreased productivity and motivation.
 Decreased morale.
 Reduced corporate image and customer confidence.
 Poor customer service.

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