The topic of bullying has been on the forefront of the public consciousness as of late, prompting discussions and debates about allowing victims to sue their managers and employers and recover damages for their behavior. Though much of the recent dialogue concerns cyberbullying, another aspect of bullying garnering attention is that which occurs in the workplace. All of us have heard friends, family or co-workers complain about a manager who screams, an executive who torments, or a supervisor who humiliates. Some bosses are, simply put, bullies.
Recently, the University of Virginia made headlines when it announced that it will undertake a thorough review of the workplace climate in the office of its literary journal, amid concerns raised by the suicide of one of the journal’s editors. Before his death, the editor had accused his boss of workplace bullying.
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