No one witnessed the assault. Sarah was put on leave of absence while the company conducted an investigation. The authors of the book BullyProof Yourself At Work and founders of the Campaign Against Workplace Bullying help you recognize tactics Bullies use. If you recognize other types you can enter them onto their website. Pretends to be nice while sabotaging you.
Smile hides naked aggression.
Assassinates reputation with higher ups. For a more extensive list of tactics used see the full article . What happens if I give an independent contractor supervisory authority over some of my employees, and that contractor harasses one of the subordinates.