Workplace Bullying Quotes

There are too few books on this serious problem that adversely affects millions of people every day. Considering the magnitude of bullying in the workplace, there is limited research and practical advice available for those affected by it, and even less information on how to move forward after being bullied. If you are in a toxic job or workplace, you are not alone. Brilliant Not Bullied is packed full of advice for how to move forward, heal and start living the life you really want.

1. 20 Quotes on
Workplace Bullying

2. "Most organisations
have a serial bully.
It never ceases to amaze me how
one person's divisive
dysfunctional behaviour
can permeate the entire
organisation like a cancer.“
Tim Field
Bullyonline.org
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4. Workplace bullying
“is akin to
domestic violence
at work,
where the abuser
is on the payroll.”

Workplace Bullying Institute

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6. They can go from
‘nice to nasty’,
or ‘zero to bitch’, rapidly.
They are experts in masking
their dangerous side, by
being super charming
around people in higher
positions.

“With a skilled bully, nothing is
ever as it appears.”

Dave Chapman
Kickbully.com
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8. “Bullies may justify their
behavior as necessary
or deserved,
and they may not
even be aware
that their ‘style of
management’
or behavior,
is in fact bullying.”


Annie Clayton



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9. The bullies “hate has nothing
to do with how they feel about
you; it’s a reflection about how
they feel about themselves”
and the bottom line is that
“emotionally mature people
don’t spend their valuable time
trying to destroy people.”


Shola Richards
ThePositivitySolution.com


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13. “The frightening thing
is how quickly
your confidence erodes
when you are
in this situation.”

Annie Clayton
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15. “Fear stifles our thinking and
actions. It creates indecisiveness
that results in stagnation.
I have known talented people
who procrastinate indefinitely
rather than risk failure.
Lost opportunities cause
erosion of confidence, and the
downward spiral begins.”

Charles Stanley

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17. “One of the most significant
impacts of bullying
is the powerlessness
you feel as others
play with your life,
like you are just a puppet
on the end of a handful of
strings.”

Annie Clayton


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19. “There are mixed views on
whether a bully should be
confronted, and any chosen
approach should be carefully
matched to the type of bullying
that is taking place.
Factors to consider include the
amount of support you have at
work, and at home, and whether
or not you are the only person
being targeted by the bully.”

Annie Clayton
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20. Asking for help has
traditionally been seen as a
weakness.
Today we know better;
however, sometimes we need
reminding of this.
Asking for help means trusting
the people you love and
respect to step up when you
need them, and it gives you an
opportunity to help them in the
future if they need you.”


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21. “Growth is painful.
Change is painful.
But nothing is as painful as
staying stuck somewhere
you don’t belong.”

Mandy Hale

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