A
recent survey of 9,000 federal employees
indicates that 42% of female and 15% of male
employees reported being harassed within a
two-year period, resulting in a cost of more
than $180 million in lost time and productivity.
The
harrasser is probably not aware of the impact.
He's lost all sense of boundaries, and lets
things get out of hand. He either just loses it,
or somehow thinks [his actions] will be
tolerated. ... Harrassment doesn't have to be
tolerated.
-Dr. Ed Beck NCC, CCMHC, LPC; The Susquehanna
Institute
Not all abusive managers suffer from personality
disorder; some are just mean.
-Dr. Chris Nordgren, Ph.D., clinical
psychologist at the University of South Dakota
Even
though it seems unfair, it is not illegal to
have a bullying boss. The law does not require
that your boss be nice, kind or fair, only that
your boss does treat you differently because of
your age, sex, race, religion, national origin,
or disability. If you believe that you are being
harassed for one of the above reasons, you
should contact your nearest Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, or log onto www.eeoc.gov
to find your nearest office.
-National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
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Respondent quit based on
"continuous stream of sarcasm,
negativity, jealousy, back stabbing,
condemnation, etc. She states:
We have a mentally ill person leading
the troops. I suggest there is also an
alcohol problem. [Supervisor's] behavior
is one of isolating herself from others,
accusing, blaming, imagining things that
are not present, paranoia, making
mountains out of molehills, and
essentially, systematically choking the
life out of people and programs,
Behavior reflects omnipotence on the one
hand but coupled with extreme
controlling behavior and
micromanagement.
Courtesy
Laura Solfield, Survey of Verbal
Abuse, Copyright © 1999, 2000 by
Helen C. Cox, Susan Araujo, Laura
Sofield
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Former
employer's comment on manager's
expectations.
His ego was bigger than anything I’ve
ever seen. He expected people with no
commodities background to immediately
know everything it had taken him years
to learn. He wanted the company to move
faster than its [lack of structure]
permitted. He was holding people
accountable for policies and procedures
that weren’t in place.
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In
line with senior management employee's
decision to do additional research as
"back-up" plan ...
Not a good idea. You were asked to
find covers that illustrate our next
two special sections. Do not deviate
from what you were asked to do. End of
discussion.
Note:
A personal favorite.
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Torture,
Anyone? 
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