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“Young professionals! Say no to bullies!!!”
It should also be remembered that:
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A mobbing employee (mobber) makes use of his/her advantages over the victim which can be related
to authority, age, professional relationships, interpersonal popularity etc.
In the majority of cases, mobbing processes are not conducted by only one person but by a group of
people who cooperate on harassing the victim; these people do not have to be actively involved in the
process but can be referred to as mobbers if they do not react to the harassment they witness, do not
take the victim’s side, or being influenced by the active mobber treat the harassed person not as a
victim but as a culprit, or the source of problems
Mobbing process are usually hidden from the public view, and take place “behind closed doors”, “wi