The findings describe how cruel tactics of interpersonal control adversely impact the health and economic livelihood of many US workers. The self-selected research sample of bullied individuals is the largest in the world. The popularity of the CBS-TV Survivor show illustrates American workers' everyday familiarity with backstabbing and betrayal when faced with strict competition. The CAWB survey more thoroughly explores this darker side of the world of work. Bullying differs from tough and fair management because the bully's tactics are completely unrelated to work.
Bullying is more of a problem to employers than incivility.
The Campaign is a nonprofit research and education organization that serves individuals traumatized at work, develops employer solutions and promotes legal reform. At Work Week, October 23-29. New England Conference on Workplace Bullying, October 27-28, Boston.