Bullying in Veterinary Practice
Posted on Thursday, July 19 @ 21:37:33 BST by jenvetadmin
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Why do people bully?
The purpose of bullying is to hide inadequacy.
Bullying does not have anything to do with managing, bad managers bully.
Anyone who chooses to bully is admitting their inadequacy, and their
inadequacy is measured by the extent to which they bully.
Bullying is an inefficient way of working. Bullying can result in high staff
turnover and sickness absence, low morale that in turn can result in the
company achieving low productivity and profitability.
Projection and denial are hallmarks of the serial bully.
Bullying is present behind all forms of harassment, discrimination, prejudice,
abuse, persecution, conflict and violence.
What bullies fear most is exposure of their inadequacy and being called
publicly to account for their behaviour so they can go to great lengths to keep
their targets quiet, using threats of disciplinary action, dismissal and gagging
clauses.
Despite the façade that such people put u, bullies have low self-confidence
and low self-esteem and can feel insecure.
Bullies are seething with resentment; bitterness, hatred and anger can have a
wide range of prejudices as a vehicle for dumping anger onto others. Bullies
are driven by jealousy, envy and rejection.
How to spot a bully in your workplace
Serial bullies, who can be staff in your workplace, can reveal themselves by
showing excessive rates of: -
? ? Staff turnover
? ? Staff sickness
? ? Stress breakdowns
? ? Deaths in service
? ? Ill-health retirements
? ? Early retirements
? ? Uses of disciplinary procedures
? ? Grievances initiated
? ? Suspensions
? ? Dismissals
? ? Uses of private security firms for snooping on employees
? ? Litigation including employment tribunals or legal action against
employees
The above text is copied from th BVNA website - they have some great fact sheets and many other issues such as pregnancy in practice - take a look.
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