Workplace Bullying is Worse Than Thought

Time Magazine has run a feature article concerning workplace bullying and workplace violence.  The article has deduced that workplace bullying is worth than originally thought.  The employer costs for workplace bullying are much greater than imagined.  Couple that with workplace violence and besides the damages and the need for damage control, the costs can be prohibitive.

I have written extensively on workplace bullying and workplace violence.  One such article was entitled, City Compliance and Workplace Violence.   Most experts will advise employers to get out in front of it and get out early.  Even in a dicey economy, the cost cutting measures in not addressing workplace bullying and workplace violence is nothing compared to potential damages through harmed personnel and consequent litigation.

The Time Magazine article…”For all the recent concern over teen bullying, large numbers of adults also deal with peer-to-peer intimidation, especially at work: Approximately one in four U.S. workers say they’ve been bullied on the job, according to the Workplace Bulling Institute.”

We have known nurses and healthcare have undergone workplace bullying and workplace violence for quite sometime.  Patients physically and psychologically abuse their healthcare workers.

As the article attests, workplace bullying is not just a moral problem.  It is also a problem with management and the economic repercussions are considerable.