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Digg it UP - Are You Being Bullied?
A lot of people don’t enjoy their work. A lot of people come to hate what they do for a living. I used to be one of them, and left it way too late to get out of what I was doing. I was off sick with stress and on a cocktail of anti-depressants when I was made redundant and hit rock bottom.I had to build myself back up piece by piece, and it was only then that I found that I could do what I really wanted to do. I don’t regret what happened because it woke me up and brought me to where I am now, but I know that I could have made a move sooner if only I’d had the courage. The impact of putting up with a job I hated took its toll, and these are things I see frequently in the people I chose to work with.Staying Will Cost You in Stress Chances are you’re already stressed by the situation you’re in. Stress is a feeling of not being in control of what’s happening, no
• ‘My supervisor is overbearing and constantly rude’
• ‘My boss is constantly ridiculing me in front of my team’
• ‘I don’t want to go into work anymore. It’s making me ill’
It’s not unusual to hear complaints from individuals that their professional competence has been called into question by their colleagues or managers. These attacks might be overt actions such as a public ‘dressing down’ for work errors, or covert behaviour such as circulating rumours or gossip that appear to question an indivi
What if we can wash equipment, buildings, sidewalks and reuse all the water over and over again? Why would we need to do this you ask? Well consider the muddy mess in Beijing after the mighty sand storm put a layer of sand everywhere and filled the skies making air-quality so bad no one could breath.Next consider that they had to seed clouds to get it to rain in order to clear the air. Next the ground is a muddy mess and must be power washed by thousands of pressure washers, water trucks and mobile units. But wait, we need to conserve the water too? Oh now you see the need for such a system? Well such systems capable of doing this do exist. For instance I have heard of run off water being used like this in the cleaning of Military Equipment, Trucks and Aircraft. For instance Kellogg, Brown and Root uses such a system in Kuwait to save the expensive water. I believe they are either using a "L
According to the trade union AMICUS in their publication ’Bullying at work: How to tackle it’, the type of workplaces where bullying is more prevalent are those where one or more of the following factors exist:
• An extremely competitive environment
• Fear of redundancy or downsizing
• Fear for one’s position of employment
• A culture of promoting oneself by putting colleagues down
• Envy among colleagues
• An authoritarian style of management and supervision
• Frequent organisational change and uncertainty
• Little or no participation in issues affecting the workplace
• Lack of training
• De-skilling
• No respect for others and/or appreciation of their views
• Poor working relationships in general
• No clear published and accepted codes of conduct
• Excessive workloads and demands on people
• Impossible targets or deadlines
• No procedures or policies for resolving problems
Being bullied is an isolating experience. It tends not to be openly discussed in case this increases the risk of further ill-treatment, and because the ‘target’ often feels ashamed to discuss it with colleagues in case their professional credibility is called into question. Even the mildest form of intimidation may be very disturbing, and, as this intensifies over time, the effect on the victim can be severe.
Early warning signs of being bullied include:
• ‘This relationship is different to anything I’ve experienced before’
• ‘I’m persistently got at for no good reason’
• ‘My work is forever being criticised, even though I know my standards haven’t slipped’
• ‘I’m beginning to question my own ability’
• ‘I wonder if all these mistakes are really my own fault’
• ‘My supervisor is overbearing and constantly rude’
• ‘My boss is constantly ridiculing me in front of my team’
• ‘I don’t want to go into work anymore. It’s making me ill’
It’s not unusual to hear complaints from individuals that their professional competence has been called into question by their colleagues or managers. These attacks might be overt actions such as a public ‘dressing down’ for work errors, or covert behaviour such as circulating rumours or gossip that appear to question an indivi
IntroductionLearning guides are a very useful medium for delivering flexible delivery when the topic and circumstances are conducive to it. According to Bruhn and Guthrie (1994), a Learning Guide is a 'structured booklet designed to direct the learner through a series of learning activities and to a range of resources to achieve specified competencies or learning outcomes".A learning guide is not a 'how to' manual like manuals that accompany television sets, microwaves and computers etc, but they may be used in conjunction with them. The key focus of learning guides (hereafter 'guides') is that they guide users through a structured learning experience. Manuals don't do that, they simply provide a number of activities users can follow to get certain outcomes. An example will highlight the difference.Example:On one occasion I used guides to cover a half dozen
• An extremely competitive environment
• Fear of redundancy or downsizing
• Fear for one’s position of employment
• A culture of promoting oneself by putting colleagues down
• Envy among colleagues
• An authoritarian style of management and supervision
• Frequent organisational change and uncertainty
• Little or no participation in issues affecting the workplace
• Lack of training
• De-skilling
• No respect for others and/or appreciation of their views
• Poor working relationships in general
• No clear published and accepted codes of conduct
• Excessive workloads and demands on people
• Impossible targets or deadlines
• No procedures or policies for resolving problems
Being bullied is an isolating experience. It tends not to be openly discussed in case this increases the risk of further ill-treatment, and because the ‘target’ often feels ashamed to discuss it with colleagues in case their professional credibility is called into question. Even the mildest form of intimidation may be very disturbing, and, as this intensifies over time, the effect on the victim can be severe.
Early warning signs of being bullied include:
• ‘This relationship is different to anything I’ve experienced before’
• ‘I’m persistently got at for no good reason’
• ‘My work is forever being criticised, even though I know my standards haven’t slipped’
• ‘I’m beginning to question my own ability’
• ‘I wonder if all these mistakes are really my own fault’
• ‘My supervisor is overbearing and constantly rude’
• ‘My boss is constantly ridiculing me in front of my team’
• ‘I don’t want to go into work anymore. It’s making me ill’
It’s not unusual to hear complaints from individuals that their professional competence has been called into question by their colleagues or managers. These attacks might be overt actions such as a public ‘dressing down’ for work errors, or covert behaviour such as circulating rumours or gossip that appear to question an indivi
The fact that nearly every application requiring a conveyor system is unique, it is important to have a basic understanding of the various types of conveyors and the way these conveyors or lift systems work. Some of the applications requiring special lifting solutions include access to and from balconies, mezzanines, basements and in-between levels in multiple story buildings. Other uses include specific exterior and interior applications, high speed production lines and in replacing inclined belt conveyors. The moving of pallets of various items from one area to another is an example of a type of conveyor system that can be very productive. Companies can benefit greatly in cost, safety and efficiency when the proper method of transporting things up, down or sideways is utilized.We will begin with mechanical vertical lifts. These are usually vertical platform lifts designed to handle he
• Poor working relationships in general
• No clear published and accepted codes of conduct
• Excessive workloads and demands on people
• Impossible targets or deadlines
• No procedures or policies for resolving problems
Being bullied is an isolating experience. It tends not to be openly discussed in case this increases the risk of further ill-treatment, and because the ‘target’ often feels ashamed to discuss it with colleagues in case their professional credibility is called into question. Even the mildest form of intimidation may be very disturbing, and, as this intensifies over time, the effect on the victim can be severe.
Early warning signs of being bullied include:
• ‘This relationship is different to anything I’ve experienced before’
• ‘I’m persistently got at for no good reason’
• ‘My work is forever being criticised, even though I know my standards haven’t slipped’
• ‘I’m beginning to question my own ability’
• ‘I wonder if all these mistakes are really my own fault’
• ‘My supervisor is overbearing and constantly rude’
• ‘My boss is constantly ridiculing me in front of my team’
• ‘I don’t want to go into work anymore. It’s making me ill’
It’s not unusual to hear complaints from individuals that their professional competence has been called into question by their colleagues or managers. These attacks might be overt actions such as a public ‘dressing down’ for work errors, or covert behaviour such as circulating rumours or gossip that appear to question an indivi
We rarely see stories or articles about productivity in the newspaper or on TV. When we do, it’s usually just another story on the economy that defies understanding.Which is too bad. Our prosperous standard of living arrived, in large part, because of the ability of companies and organizations everywhere, and for the past several hundred years, to increase productivity.Productivity simply refers to how much labor or money it takes to create a product or service. If a carpenter can build one house in one month, then the carpenter’s productivity is one house per month. If the carpenter gets new tools or new ideas and does the job more quickly, his productivity goes up.Every time productivity goes up, the carpenter’s standard of living goes up, too (generally speaking). Here’s another example of how productivity works:Suppose a British company discovers how to make steel pr
Early warning signs of being bullied include:
• ‘This relationship is different to anything I’ve experienced before’
• ‘I’m persistently got at for no good reason’
• ‘My work is forever being criticised, even though I know my standards haven’t slipped’
• ‘I’m beginning to question my own ability’
• ‘I wonder if all these mistakes are really my own fault’
• ‘My supervisor is overbearing and constantly rude’
• ‘My boss is constantly ridiculing me in front of my team’
• ‘I don’t want to go into work anymore. It’s making me ill’
It’s not unusual to hear complaints from individuals that their professional competence has been called into question by their colleagues or managers. These attacks might be overt actions such as a public ‘dressing down’ for work errors, or covert behaviour such as circulating rumours or gossip that appear to question an indivi
Finding the right products to sell at the right prices can be the most difficult part of starting an online business. Whether you have an online e-commerce website, or are a seller on EBay, it can be difficult to even decide where to start sourcing your products. The problem is there are many companies out there who will sell you products at “wholesale prices” but you will come to find very quickly that 99% of these companies are not real wholesalers, and the fact is you could go on eBay or search the internet right now and buy the products you want for less from a retailer than these so called wholesalers. I have spent countless hours searching for wholesalers over the internet, and when I say countless I mean well over 100 hours, and that is no exaggeration.In order to save you time and countless headaches, here is a list of things to avoid when sourcing products:DO NOT use search e
• ‘My supervisor is overbearing and constantly rude’
• ‘My boss is constantly ridiculing me in front of my team’
• ‘I don’t want to go into work anymore. It’s making me ill’
It’s not unusual to hear complaints from individuals that their professional competence has been called into question by their colleagues or managers. These attacks might be overt actions such as a public ‘dressing down’ for work errors, or covert behaviour such as circulating rumours or gossip that appear to question an individual’s ability. One difficult area is where this includes ‘non-action’ - for example not giving acknowledgement and/or approval for a good piece of work, or not asking for an opinion from the person who is clearly best qualified to provide that input. These areas are also very difficult for the targets of bullying to raise, as they question their own validity.
Examples of bullying behaviour
Bullies will typically:
• Make life at work constantly difficult for their targets
• Make unreasonable demands: constantly criticising
• Insist that their way of carrying out tasks is the only way
• Shout at victims, publicly, in order to get things done
• Give instructions and then subsequently change them for no apparent reason
• Allocate tasks which they know the person is incapable of achieving
• Refuse to delegate when appropriate
• Humiliate their targets in front of others
• Block promotion, refuse to give fair appraisals or refuse to endorse pay increases or bonus awards
• Exclude the victim from meetings or other legitimate business activities
• Constantly make attacks on the professionalism or personal qualities of their targets
Personal attacks
In addition to attacking a person’s work role, bullying behaviour may also include actions and statements that are intended to undermine them personally, for example where someone has an interest that is easy to ridicule; or by making comments related to physical characteristics such as their height, weight, clothes or hairstyle – all of which are clearly inappropriate in a work environment and can undermine the person’s standing at work.
Isolation
Social isolation and its effects should not be underestimated. It is reminiscent of the playground and can be just as miserable and humiliating for adults as it is for children (if not more so as it can jeopardise their livelihood). Enforced social isolation of an individual within a group also requires enormous courage for any one group member to break ranks with their ‘bullying’ colleagues and risk the consequent ridicule and r
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