Victims reported lowered productivity and higher rates of psychological distress, including fear and depression. Skeptics dismiss much of the hubbub as whining, but researchers point out that bullying does not consist of little incivilities. These are not rude slips done more out of ignorance than spite. Bullying is personal. Bullying is not only the venom-spewing boss who openly belittles subordinates.
People think bullying is jumping up and screaming.
It's usually much more subtle. The behaviors look childish, but they're done by adults. The people who experience it really suffer. Researchers believe the pain is more acute today. Blame it on a time of tumultuous corporate change, fraught with job cutbacks, new technology and pressures to do more with less.