"The slipperiest form of bullying is the most subtle and wide-ranging," the authors wrote. This highlights the pervasive nature of subtle sabotage in workplaces, impacting mental health significantly.
"These slippery behaviors that result in targets feeling gaslit have overlap with behaviors that are now in domestic relationships being defined as coercive control," the authors wrote.
"Whether domestic or professional, this destabilizes the target and can delay or preclude them from seeking help," the authors wrote, indicating the deep psychological impacts of workplace bullying.
Employees described being subjected to overt hostility such as shouting or aggressive emails, but the research highlighted that the most common form of bullying was subtle sabotage.
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