Once Again
Once again bullying both workplace and school have been highlighted on TV. In the sunday night drama Waterloo Road school bullying was brought to our screens,along side workplace bullying.Once again we see the bully in all his glory,this time in the guise of the new chair and benefactor of the school governers.
He takes a dislike to a teacher and forces him out,also putting a stop on the acting headmasters contract because he dosen’t see things the way he wants.Is this drama, imitating real life. It certainly looks like it as this piece was obviously well researched. We could have given them some pointers,concerning workplace bullying,certainly the part about taking a dislike to someone and forcing them out of the workplace.
The fact that workplace bullying in all its nasty forms has been given prime TV time makes it clear that not only is it a workplace problem where these jobsworth thugs are allowed to practice this criminal act,but it is now being put firmly in the public eye,and not before time.
What can be gleamed from this,is that no longer can this criminal act be allowed to go unpunished,no longer can workplace bullying be covered up,its out in the open alongside the thugs who carry out these dreadful acts. The famous saying -one small step for man,one giant leap for mankind,does not overstate the public airing of bullying. It is grim to watch,it is hard to stomach,just think what the victim feels.
We all have a duty to out the bully in the workplace,do not protect him,do not fear him,he is a coward of the highest order,and as we have stated before,only because he has been allowed to get away with it.
If these and other programmes bring into the public eye the horrors of bullying,then some good may come of them. It will hopefully force those with their heads in the sand to put their heads above the parapit,instead of doing nothing and hopeing it will go away.
Unless those who are in a position to end workplace bullying do so,then they to must stand guilty of bullying by proxy. To do nothing is as bad as bullying itself. Do something,the law has now done something,and nothing moves as slowly as the law. If they recognise that workplace bullying needs dealt with,then surely to god organisations who knowingly harbour workplace bullies,should deal with it or they to must face the concequeces.the personal cost that victims have to pay is to high,far to high,the cost that society at large has to pay is equally unacceptable. We say again there is no place for bullies in the work force.
January 24th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
The bullying of academics follows a pattern of horrendous, Orwellian elimination rituals, often hidden from the public. Despite the anti-bullying policies (often token), bullying is rife across campuses, and the victims (targets) often pay a heavy price. “Nothing strengthens authority as much as silence.” Leonardo da Vinci - “All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men [or good women] do nothing.” Winston Churchill.
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