Mobbing: When you suffer in the workplace

Mobbing is a phenomenon that has preoccupied many employees in recent years. The term has been explained in different ways such as “psychological harassment”, “psychological persecution”, “harassment in the workplace”, “mental abuse in the workplace”, “moral harassment”. Mobbing should not be confused with workplace bullying. In the first case the bad behaviors are not easily perceived and the victims are usually in the same hierarchy as the perpetrators. In the second case the bad behavior is exercised by superiors and is easily observable by all employees.

Who are the most common victims of mobbing?

Usually if you are different then you are an easy target. More specifically,  victims of mobbing can be: -a woman in a group consisting exclusively of men -the elderly in a group with many young people – the least capable member of a team -people from a foreign country and / or who have a different religion -employees with a different sexual orientation -people with diseases, mental and physical Why someone decides to do mobbing? Behind these behaviors lie many emotions, such as envy, jealousy, competition. In some cases mobbing takes place after an event, as a form of retaliation. For example, when a team member reveals a secret to others.

How is mobbing done?

Some of the ways are: -The person is given many tasks at work while at the same time the means for carrying out the work are taken away. -There is the other side of the coin. Duties are removed from the person so that he has no object to deal with! -The person is attacked for various issues, professionally or personally, in order to feel vulnerable. -The employee does not have a friend or supporter in the team as the perpetrators have taken care to remove them all. Giota Florou Source: nomowo.org Recent Articles