PERSONAL BEHAVIOURS
A list of unacceptable personal behaviours can be seen in the following table, with the most prevalent behaviours at the top of the table:
Ignoring/excluding/silent treatment/isolating |
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Malicious rumours or gossip |
Belittling remarks/undermining integrity/ lies told about you/ sense of judgement questioned/ opinions marginalized |
Public humiliation / eg making someone look stupid |
Ridiculing/insulting/teasing/jokes/ ‘funny surprises’/sarcasm |
Shouted or yelled at / ‘Bawling out’ |
Threats of violence (or threats in general) |
Insulting comments made about your private life |
Physical attacks |
Attacking person’s beliefs, attitudes, lifestyle/appearance / devaluing with ref to gender / accusations of being mentally disturbed |
Persistent criticism (often in front of others) |
Using obscene/offensive language/gestures/material |
Ganging up Colleagues/clients encouraged to criticise you or spy on you / Witch hunt/dirty tricks campaign / Singled out |
Intimidation / acting in a condescending or superior manner |
Intruding on privacy e.g., spying, stalking, harassed by calls etc when on leave/weekends |
Sexual approaches/offers (unwanted) or unwanted physical contact |
Verbal abuse |
Inaccurate accusation |
Insinuative glances/gestures/dirty looks |
Tampering with personal effects / Theft/destruction of property |
Encouraged to feel guilty |
WORK-RELATED BEHAVIOURS
Unacceptable behaviours that are work-related can be seen in the table below. Again, the most prevalent behaviours are at the top of the table:
Giving unachievable tasks/impossible deadlines/overloading/ demands/'setting up to fail' / unmanageable workloads |
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Meaningless tasks / unpleasant jobs / Belittling person's ability / Undermined |
Withholding information deliberately / info goes missing / concealing information/ failing to return calls / failing to pass on messages |
Undervaluing contribution / No credit where due / Taking credit for work that is not their own |
Constant criticism |
Under work / working below competence / removing responsibility / Demotion |
Unreasonable/inappropriate monitoring |
Offensive administrative penal sanctions e.g., denying leave |
Exclude/isolate/views ignored |
Changing goalposts/targets |
Not providing enough training/resources |
Reducing opportunities for expression / interrupting when speaking |
Negative attacks on person for no reason/sabotage |
Supplying incorrect / unclear information |
Making threats/hints about job security |
No support from manager |
Abuse/threats |
Denial of opportunity |
Judging wrongly |
Forced/unjustified disciplinary hearings |
Lack of clarity re. Role |
Not trusting |
Scapegoating |