March 10, 2015
Resuming Workplace Bullying: 6 Facts to Know (Pt. 1), here, we will continue presenting some essential facts to know about this prominent issue.
Workplace Bullying: More Important Info
Fact 3 – Workplace bullying can have some seriously negative effects on victims.
For those who may still think that workplace bullying is a non-issue, taking a look at the potential impacts of it may change their minds. In fact, as research has shown, when people are targeted by
workplace bullying, they can end up developing a range of physical and mental issues, only some of which may include:
- Increased anxiety
- Ulcers and digestive problems
- Increased blood pressure
- Sleeping difficulties that could lead to insomnia
- Depression and lower self-esteem
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (which can arise in more extreme cases of workplace bullying)
- Other stress-related illnesses.
Fact 4 – Workplace bullying can have some serious impacts on companies.
Given that workplace bullying can cause victims to develop significant health complications, it may not be such a big surprise to learn that workplace bullying can create some bigger problems for businesses also. In fact, when workplace bullying impacts a given company, that business can end up experiencing:
- Decreased productivity, as the victims of workplace bullying may end up missing more work due to stress-related health problems and the bullies themselves are more focused on intimidating a coworker, rather than doing their work
- Higher rates of employee turnover, as people will typically not want to continue working for companies where they’ve been bullied, and this can end up costing companies a lot of money in the long run
- Problems hiring new workers, which can occur if a company becomes known for workplace bullying.
All of this can end up meaning less profits for companies that don’t effectively prevent and/or address workplace bullying when it arises.
For some additional important info about workplace bullying, be sure to read the conclusion to this blog series. It will be published soon!
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