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“I felt so abused, so punished, so violated, so deeply hurt, and eventually very angry that I could not defend myself.” The Civility Solution
Forni suggests that rudeness flexes the “strength” of others. It isin his estimationan attempt to “…show off, dominate, intimidate [and] coerce.” Turn the page…
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Workplace bullying isminimized because its scars are unseen – only felt and experienced by the recipients of bad behavior. As Matthiesen and Einersen (2004) explain, PTSD from abullying incident can approximate the psychological impact of rape. The feelings of violation from being manhandled (particularly in a public forum) canlast for a lifetime. Turn the page…
Jackie Gilbert is a Professor of Management in the Middle Tennessee State University College of Business.
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