April 20

What are the signs or causes of bullying at work? How to spot bullying at work?

Here are some signs of a problem at work:

General employee unhappiness.
Negative atmosphere at work.
Poor work attendance of employees.
Poor feedback from employees on their managers.
Increased resignations.
Increased requests for short term holidays.
Increased requests for sick leave.
Employees attending work even when ill.
Employees showing a lack of motivation and commitment.
Employees shut down emotionally. One sign is affective blunting (not showing facial expression).
Employees complain about physical pain while doing their jobs, e.g. headaches, muscle pain, and otherwise healthy employees complain that their health is deteriorating.
Increased poor service complaints from customers.
Tip
- If you are unhappy at work; make sure you are giving your health needs the highest priority. Speak to your GP if you are experiencing stress, insomnia and feelings of despair.
- Keep a record of these visits and of the payments.
- It could be of value later if you decide to claim should you leave the company.
- In cases of severe depression bullied employees commit suicide. Please make sure you don’t get in this situation. http://whatkilledkevin.com/kevin.html