The Constant Critic obsesses over details to discredit others in an attempt to hide his or her own shortcomings. The Critic often resorts to name-calling and complaints about the incompetence of others. The Two-Headed Snake is a corporate climber who kisses up to those above and spreads venomous gossip about those below. The Gatekeeper, the most obvious type of bully, locks in on a target and spends time and even company resources to discredit the perceived enemy. The Screaming Mimi is prone to outbursts of anger and publicly humiliates others.
Bullies are often insecure people who lash out at co-workers or underlings they find threatening.
Often, they're afraid of losing their job or their power. Victims, on the other hand, tend to be highly competent or socially skilled. Meanwhile, the bully is politically maneuvering and back-stabbing and trying to drum them out of the company, or show them up to make them fail. The insecure bullies make personal insults and seem bent on discrediting you. Either way, deal with a bully by becoming a bit of a browbeater yourself.