Teach Middle East Magazine Issue 2 Volume 2 Nov-Dec 2014 | Page 12

Sharing Good Practice ARE YOU BEING BULLIED AT WORK? By Jan L. Jones H ave you been the victim of repeated mistreatment or workplace humiliation through intimidation or even sabotage? If you have, you are not alone. According to WorkPlaceBullying.org, bullying is “repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators.” It includes “abusive conduct that is: threatening, humiliating, or intimidating; work interference - sabotage - which prevents work from getting done” (www.workplacebullying.org). While I have not been the ٥