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Good Morning America Takes On Workplace Bullying

Workplace Bullying

secretary
USACE
Thu Mar 5, 2009 12:57 PM

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One can only be bullied if one is fearful. Laugh at the idiots, do your job well, and eventually the fools will only expose their own imcompetence. And....leave work at work and home at home!

Re: Workplace Bullying

Editor
DoD
Thu Mar 5, 2009 3:57 PM
Secretary/USACE - in theory, I agree about the fearfulness. Years ago, I was bullied by a female boss (I am female as well) and I swore I would NEVER let it happen again. But when the boss is, as another poster put it, an "equal opportunity bully," he/she demoralizes the entire staff. Thankfully, my immediate supervisor (a male) serves as a "buffer" in between me and our "bully boss," but she makes everyone miserable, including my immediate supervisor. When someone apparently spends every waking hour devising ways to tear down, belittle and overload subordinates, they have a very weak defense and it's hard to keep a good attitude (especially when one's health is affected).

Now I understand

Mgt Analyst
Navy
Thu Mar 5, 2009 1:12 PM

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I wasn't crazy, I was bullied. The angioplasty confirmed it, yet it continued. When will Federal law catch up?

AFGE #12's proposal on psychological harassment

Steward & Mediation Rep
US Department of Labor
Thu Mar 5, 2009 2:22 PM

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American Federation of Government Employees Local 12 (at USDOL) submitted a Proposal to (former) Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao on Workplace Bullying and Psychological Harassment in February 2006 (http://L12Bullying.googlepages.com). Local 12 assembled solid research on this to support our proposal that management and labor begin to seriously address the problems. Chao's HR ignored the problem. Still, the Proposal package has good materials for understanding the problems and for planing action against abuse.

Best Revenge

HR Specialist
Dept of Labor
Thu Mar 5, 2009 2:46 PM

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The Best Revenge is live a good life outside of work and move on. A lot of these bullies don't have a life outside of work, so that when their Karma catches up with them, and it usually does, they have nothing to fall back on.
My old supervisor that bullied everyone that worked for him, was finally caught lying under oath. He was asked to leave that agency and is facing disbarment. At the time, I took a cut in pay to get out, but now I have more than made that up. I am looking at a happy retirement in a year or two, and he is looking at the rest of his career as a disbarred attorney.
His Karma ran over his Dogma!!

Diversity

Diversity Manager
DOL
Thu Mar 5, 2009 5:30 PM

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All of these posters complaints are tied to 1 cause and effect. Promotions based on senority and quotas. Rather than hiring and promoting qualified CS the promotions are based on anything but. That's one of the reasons for NSPS to end this entitlement mentality. The sooner it because part of the CS DNA these baby issue will end

Re: Diversity

Ex HR Practitioner
DoD
Mon Mar 9, 2009 12:29 PM
Actually, NSPS is an opportunity for bully bosses to get even with those they bully. It is awfully hard to dispute a supervisor who says your rating is a 3 rather than a 4. The use of "weasel" words in the rating system and Management review teams whose only goal is to keep personnel costs down has resulted in a system worse than the GS rating system.

Bullying

Compliance Officer
DOL-OFCCP (1995-2003)
Thu Mar 5, 2009 8:10 PM

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Worked in the Midwest region. The job entailed investigating discrimination on a systemic basis. Ironic, considering the agency I worked for, that harassment (bullying) by key management was common place. Seemed orchestrated to move us out. I had better things to do, so I left. Its left scars, and from what I understand, the bullying continues today. Shame on an agency meant to protect workers from toxic work conditions.

Big Bully(s) in Chicago

Compliance Officer
DOL-OFCCP (1995-2003)
Thu Mar 5, 2009 8:30 PM

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Worked the Midwest region. Our job entailed protecting workers from harassment. Ironically, key management seemed to find joy in bullying their staff. Fortunately, I had better options, so I got out. They were like sociopaths in the way they seemed to enjoy inflicting psychological pain. Shame on the Dept. of Labor. Word is they (the bullies) are still employed and enjoying their work.

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