This is happening in more ways than I can express them. My story tells a true event of exactly this fact as it happened to me in todays industry. Not only did it leave me without a job I have been unable to find work because it. What will it take to put a stop to this in today job market and what are you going to do when it happens to you some day?

Ron, thanks for your comment. I was a bit surprised too - although I believe that some of this news is speculation of what is to come in light of the economic downturn.

And I agree - "bullies" have more of an origin; if one is a bully, they likely didn't get that way overnight, and there have likely been long-term patterns of bullying behavior.

However, because of increased stress and stress factors in many workplaces, negative or caustic behavior may be more easily triggered because of recent events and added stress on workers...and workplace violence may be on the rise.

As a father of quintuplets, I know the stress of covering the family table. I was recently released from a career based decision that i thought, was a very good security decision, it was, but didnt last. I had turned down 2 other job offers that were better,as far as monitarily, but i went with the better long haul company.
After getting my feet wet, a person called me in and gave me a few details of a large mouth that was throwing sharp knives. A shake up! So i continued w/my kind nature. Then was told that i had to let go of an offtime occupation that was bringing in $ on my 2weeks in. They said that it would be in my best interest because "some person" thought i was just working here to quit and stay with the home JOB! My ignorance complied; 3 weeks later, I was let go because i rubbed some team mate the wrong way!
Long story short, I proved they were full of it. It was a lie, and I interviewed every person involved. Not one person who supposedly had anything to do with this farce, said it was true! I then arranged to have a meeting w/ the company owner, and the subcontractor, neither had the jewels or the heart to step up and admit that it was a very large mistake. The quintuplets will have to do without this year. But they said good luck, How Nice!
All the honest co-workers attempted to bring me back. They refused to give in to this adult adolecents. (spelling isnt it great? nuculer!)!

Screening for bullies is a good idea, but how do you screen for bullies? The hiring process is difficult. Anyone who has hired more than five people knows that you can easily be fooled. When you are interviewing a job candiddate, you are seeing him/her demonstrating their best behavior.

I am surprised to hear that bulling increases in difficult economic time. I have always beleived that a bully acts that way REGARDLESS of economic times and regardless of the financial condition of the company for which he/she works. A bully usually has low self-esteem. That is why they bully others - to make themselves feel better.

This is happening in more ways than I can express them. My story tells a true event of exactly this fact as it happened to me in todays industry. Not only did it leave me without a job I have been unable to find work because it. What will it take to put a stop to this in today job market and what are you going to do when it happens to you some day?

Ron, thanks for your comment. I was a bit surprised too - although I believe that some of this news is speculation of what is to come in light of the economic downturn.

And I agree - "bullies" have more of an origin; if one is a bully, they likely didn't get that way overnight, and there have likely been long-term patterns of bullying behavior.

However, because of increased stress and stress factors in many workplaces, negative or caustic behavior may be more easily triggered because of recent events and added stress on workers...and workplace violence may be on the rise.

As a father of quintuplets, I know the stress of covering the family table. I was recently released from a career based decision that i thought, was a very good security decision, it was, but didnt last. I had turned down 2 other job offers that were better,as far as monitarily, but i went with the better long haul company.
After getting my feet wet, a person called me in and gave me a few details of a large mouth that was throwing sharp knives. A shake up! So i continued w/my kind nature. Then was told that i had to let go of an offtime occupation that was bringing in $ on my 2weeks in. They said that it would be in my best interest because "some person" thought i was just working here to quit and stay with the home JOB! My ignorance complied; 3 weeks later, I was let go because i rubbed some team mate the wrong way!
Long story short, I proved they were full of it. It was a lie, and I interviewed every person involved. Not one person who supposedly had anything to do with this farce, said it was true! I then arranged to have a meeting w/ the company owner, and the subcontractor, neither had the jewels or the heart to step up and admit that it was a very large mistake. The quintuplets will have to do without this year. But they said good luck, How Nice!
All the honest co-workers attempted to bring me back. They refused to give in to this adult adolecents. (spelling isnt it great? nuculer!)!

Screening for bullies is a good idea, but how do you screen for bullies? The hiring process is difficult. Anyone who has hired more than five people knows that you can easily be fooled. When you are interviewing a job candiddate, you are seeing him/her demonstrating their best behavior.

I am surprised to hear that bulling increases in difficult economic time. I have always beleived that a bully acts that way REGARDLESS of economic times and regardless of the financial condition of the company for which he/she works. A bully usually has low self-esteem. That is why they bully others - to make themselves feel better.