British media: Remote office did not let the workplace bullying away, and professional bullying also moved towards remote

The Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) On August 22, the original title: How to bully the workplace to the remote beginning, Joyce did not notice the bullying of the workplace. Over the years, the company has basically been a long -range office, and she has not felt the personal threat from colleagues. The communicator living in eastern England said: "The bullying in my impression is the traditional one, that is, some people cause trouble in person."

But over time, she felt that the boss was always targeting her alone. For example, one day, the boss changed the work of social media, which harmed Joyce and could not log in; one day, Joyce received an email to reprimand her idea of ​​"opposing" the boss. There are more and more similar things. Joyce worked in the company for many years, but during that time, she wanted to resign. She said, "It's a nightmare experience."

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Bullying has always been a problem at work, but it was usually related to on -site office. For some employees, long -range office helps them liberate and stay away from the distress of dealing with such things. However, the evidence shows that as the company has shifted more and more to the remote model, the workplace bullying has continued to increase, and it is often performed in a more subtle way -especially when technology opens up new ways for unwavering behaviors.

Remote bullying is not a new phenomenon. Data show that this problem exists even before the extensive shift to remote office. A study by the British Frank Personnel Development Association in January 2020 showed that 10%of employees said they were bullied by colleagues through email, telephone or social media. Rachel Safh, a senior policy consultant of the British Frank Personnel Development Association, said: "We constantly see bullying incidents outside the offline workplace."

In Saof's view, it is not surprising that the phenomenon of remote bullying is increasing. She believes that the number of available digital channels has provided people with more bullying channels. A survey by the Institute of Economics in the Workplace in 2021 shows that 43%of the 1215 American distance workers interviewed said that they had suffered bullying from other people from the workplace, mainly through video telephones and emails. 1/4 interviewees believe that during the epidemic, remote work makes colleagues more likely to oppress each other. The most reported events include a speech at the video conference, and deliberately excluded colleagues outside the remote meeting. 35%of the respondents said that their remote bullying occurred in the video conference, and bullying would "do real -time" in front of others.

Bullying in front of colleagues is not only humiliated, but also exacerbates the disconnection of the entire team. Kara Huang, an expert at the University of Manchester's organizational psychology, said that when facing each other, colleagues may be more difficult to show the victims to support bullying, but at a virtual meeting.

Generally speaking, workplace bullying can lead to anxiety, depression and reduction of work efficiency. However, Huang said: "Internet bullying has some characteristics, making it more destructive than traditional bullying in person. Especially now, social media is omnipresent and can be online 24 hours a day. It may bring a sense of security before leaving the workplace. , But this division is gone now. "

For long -range employees trapped in bullying, the problem can be reflected to the human resources department. Although it takes courage to say, the earlier the experts recommend that the better, "this will not affect your mental health for a long time." (Author Joanna York, translated by Chen Junan)

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