Comments on: Recession Bullies at Work http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/07/02/recession-bullies-at-work/ The upside of the downturn Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Joy Chen http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/07/02/recession-bullies-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2510 Joy Chen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:06:09 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=7158#comment-2510 Employers should realize that it's in their own best interest to fire the bully. New research shows bullying cuts a much wider swath of destruction than ever imagined, not only on workplace culture but on employee productivity. Problem is, bullies often are ‘destructive achievers,’ whom companies are loathe to fire during a recession. Here's a look from a business owner's perspective at: http://bit.ly/JvlJo Employers should realize that it’s in their own best interest to fire the bully. New research shows bullying cuts a much wider swath of destruction than ever imagined, not only on workplace culture but on employee productivity. Problem is, bullies often are ‘destructive achievers,’ whom companies are loathe to fire during a recession. Here’s a look from a business owner’s perspective at: http://bit.ly/JvlJo

]]> By: Ayala http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/07/02/recession-bullies-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Ayala Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:57:03 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=7158#comment-2495 My father, Izzy Kalman, has a wonderful guide to stop being bullied in the workplace: http://www.bullies2buddies.com/Workplace-Bullying-and-Bullying-in-the-workplace My father, Izzy Kalman, has a wonderful guide to stop being bullied in the workplace:

http://www.bullies2buddies.com/Workplace-Bullying-and-Bullying-in-the-workplace

]]> By: Bob Lamm http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/07/02/recession-bullies-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2405 Bob Lamm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:07 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=7158#comment-2405 I find this piece distressing. What's missing is any sense that organizations should have serious and effective grievance procedures to deal with bullying, just as they should to deal with sexual harassment and other types of on-the-job misconduct. The advice offered here is perfectly reasonable, but it is simply accepted at face value that the victim is alone and the burden of dealing with bullying inevitably will fall on the isolated victim. I find this piece distressing. What’s missing is any sense that organizations should have serious and effective grievance procedures to deal with bullying, just as they should to deal with sexual harassment and other types of on-the-job misconduct. The advice offered here is perfectly reasonable, but it is simply accepted at face value that the victim is alone and the burden of dealing with bullying inevitably will fall on the isolated victim.

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