""I throw up every day before work now. When I hear his voice, I shake. I can't sleep, and I've lost weight. This job is killing me!" she cried. Kathy worked for a bullying boss whose recent tirades escalated to an unbearable level. The last straw for Kathy occurred when her boss stomped up behind her and slammed a large report binder on her desk, startling her."
"The Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) defines workplace bullying as "repeated mistreatment: abusive conduct that is threatening, intimidating, or humiliating; work sabotage or verbal abuse." In a 2024 survey, the WBI found that 32% of Americans are directly bullied (52.2 million people). Co-workers who witness bullying in the workplace often report stress from working in an environment that allows for the mistreatment of others. Approximately 74.8 million U.S. workers are affected by workplace bullying."
Kathy experienced severe physical and emotional reactions to a bullying boss, including vomiting, shaking, insomnia, weight loss, and a panic response to a loud hostile incident. The Workplace Bullying Institute defines workplace bullying as repeated mistreatment, including threatening, intimidating, or humiliating conduct, work sabotage, or verbal abuse, and estimates 32% of Americans are directly bullied and about 74.8 million U.S. workers are affected. Perpetrators are predominantly men (71%), while women, Black, and Hispanic workers face higher targeting rates. Workplace bullying links to turnover, insomnia, anxiety, suicidal ideation, lowered trust, reduced productivity, and distress among witnesses. Aggressive bullies often lack empathy and show abnormal brain network connectivity.
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