Profile of a bully victim in the workplace
The aim of this task is to identify traits that could lead to someone ending up a victim of a bully.
Read the following article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2000/jan/07/workandcareers.uknews
Now list the attributes of someone who is likely to be bullied.
---hint (taken from the article) to help answer the above question---
..."Victims were very much more submissive, low in independence, very introverted and somewhat highly conscientious," said Eain Coyne, a lecturer in psychology and the report's co-author.
"But the biggest difference we found between them and those who haven't been bullied was that they were extremely anxious and neurotic."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2000/jan/07/workandcareers.uknews
Now list the attributes of someone who is likely to be bullied.
---hint (taken from the article) to help answer the above question---
..."Victims were very much more submissive, low in independence, very introverted and somewhat highly conscientious," said Eain Coyne, a lecturer in psychology and the report's co-author.
"But the biggest difference we found between them and those who haven't been bullied was that they were extremely anxious and neurotic."