Mobbing: Bullying at Work
Many corporate companies in the world are now very aware of one thing:
Maintaining well-being in the working environment is of paramount importance in the development of its own products and services.
Especially software and technology companies that realize this are employing organizational psychologists and psychological counselors who are experts in these fields in their companies.
Thus, by creating a professional support network, they protect both the psychological health of individuals and their own productivity.
We can say that all of these were caused by a very common behavior in business life: mobbing.
Workplace bullying or mobbing is defined as persistent maltreatment.
The most common form of ill-treatment is verbal criticism.
These verbal criticisms include behaviors such as humiliation and humiliation that are extremely offensive and have no positive consequences.
However, there are many experiences that include verbal violence such as insults and swearing, unfair trials and even public threats.
In addition to these, many passive aggressive behaviors such as exclusion, ignoring and not accepting the addressee are also suitable for the definition of mobbing.
According to many managers who apply mobbing, thanks to these behaviors, employees are not spoiled, they become more motivated and things work out as they should.
Others believe that it is educational, otherwise authority and control will be lost.
But research shows that none of these behaviors have such consequences.
To the contrary, studies now agree that workplace bullying harms productivity and performance.
Of course, the effects of mobbing on our psychological and physical health are much more important than all this productivity and performance.
Studies report that victims of workplace bullying develop an intense desire to be isolated.
Individuals with impaired self-esteem and efficacy develop symptoms of depression when isolated.
They were also found to develop anxiety disorders, often followed by panic attacks.
Therefore, mobbing victims experience concentration problems.
Decision-making and problem-solving skills are blunted.
Loses important social skills such as self-expression and boundary setting.
By developing delays in social satisfaction and personal development investments, he loses meaning not only in business life but also in life itself.
In complete desperation, their physical health is also affected by chronic stress and developing psychological disorders.
The biggest advice in the literature to deal with mobbing is to develop the ability to draw boundaries.
His main advice is to express the feelings that these behaviors create in ourselves and to object to this treatment.
In addition to all these, if you are a mobbing victim, you should try to reach people who will listen to you without judgment.
You can practice relaxation methods and create a more physically and socially active life.
In addition, by getting professional help, you can analyze the effects of the situation on your life and improve your skills to cope with these and similar situations.
