Workplace bullies come in many forms. Some like Carl the Critic operate in the open, while others like Fran the Freezer and Stanley the Schemer tend to be more subtle and crawl under the radar. Stanley’s typical behavior falls into one or more of a few common patterns: Stanley is friendly one-on-one and asks questions about your work once …
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Sometimes the workplace bully isn’t directly confrontational. “Fran the Freezer” can push you around without ever interacting with you at all. In fact, that is often one of the red flags that you have a Fran in your midst. Fran typically has some level of control over one or more processes that are critical to …
As a kid, you probably encountered a bully or two and those may have been traumatic experiences. In fact, 1 out of 5 students in the US report being bullied and undoubtedly more cases go unreported. The long-term effects of bullying are just now beginning to be understood but suffice it to say they are …
