Concerned
Hello There. I have been reading the articles on workplace bullying, and as a social worker with Edinburgh City Council, am aware of a hidden culture of bullying.I work in the children and families section,and have little contact with my colleagues in Criminal Justice.
But i have to say that there is without doubt bullying going on within the department. We to have heard the rumours of bullying in the Muirhouse office, and when we heard the name of the person doing the bullying,it came as no suprise.
There are a lot of people within the social work setting who have had experience of this person and have found it unpleasant. Working in the social work setting can be stressful enough without bullys in our midst.
It is long overdue that bullying be stopped, how do you do it? not easy but neccessary to promote harmony in the workplace. Without reasonable working conditions we all suffer, and that is why we must as professional people make a stand on workplace bullying. Any colleague who is a victim of bullying has to be supported, after all we would do the same for our clients would we not?Â