![]() This makes it an even bigger occupational stressor, as bosses not only have more power than their employees, but they also play a huge role in people’s growth in any organization. ![]() Though anyone can be a bully, workplace bullying is most commonly done by bosses, with 65% of reported bullies being in managerial positions. In fact, remote workers today have a higher chance of being targeted by bullies at work, at 43.2%. Just as school bullies embraced new technology with cyberbullying, so have workplace bullies. The remaining 30.7 million workers are those exposed to what researchers call “ambient” bullying, or work environments rife with bullying. ![]() Research from the World Bullying Institute reveals that bullies affect 49% of the American workforce - that’s 79.3 million workers - with an estimated 48.6 million being direct victims. We tend to think of bullying as something that happens in the playground, but more and more people today are speaking up about bullies in the workplace. ![]()
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