tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post6379680845015607158..comments2023-05-28T10:59:57.169+01:00Comments on Jon's labour movement blog: How do we tackle bullying at work?Jon Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779486527359048519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30704611.post-24009913493496559632010-01-05T23:48:21.205+00:002010-01-05T23:48:21.205+00:00I think that you have hit on a good point that the...I think that you have hit on a good point that the constant denigration of public sector workers is picked up not just by managers but by rank and file workers as well. People absorb the message and believe that they are featherbedded: or at least other public sector workers are featherbedded. I think managers are often cross that they cannot just issue dictat in the same way that some private company managers can. <br><br>Having said that we should be proud of the rights that have been built up in the public sector over the years in terms of confronting bullying. BTW there is often a twist of racist, sexism, homophobia to a lot of workplace bullying along with a lot of hostility to people facing disability especially around mental health. The fight should be to confront these things whatever the status of the employer including the voluntary sector where there is a lot of guilt tripping used to get people to bow down before managers.<br><br>Unfortunately I think that bullying will become a deliberate tactic in a lot of places where managers wish to target particular individuals or teams with a view to driving out those they do not like or do not see as useful for whatever purpose that they have in mind.tonybnoreply@blogger.com