04/02/2026
The bullies in school may be the same colleagues at work.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ง๐ผ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐
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๏ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐
The more you let it slip, the more the person will think they have the license to do it
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๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐
Say something that will help them understand what they did wrong, "Joanna, when you said that this company is a family, I don't feel that whenever you make jokes that are half-meant...I feel offended when you say X because of Y."
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๏ธ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
Many people still think its uncool to tell on to HR or your boss because you may look like a kid who can't manage their own life. But its the quickest and most effective way to stop it. When you feel powerless, standing up for yourself by asking for help MATTERS. Don't forget---always make sure you have proof to present whenever you raise this issue.
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๏ธ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ
Many bullies are the same underperformers of the company, but some are also high-performers who are just insecure about you. When this happens, ignoring and outperforming the bully can be your immunity. In many cases, they will fade away into background the moment they realize they can't keep up. At times, they can be apprehended by other leaders who have witnessed the bullying too.
May the force be with you, gladiator in suit!