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Workplace Abuse or Workplace Bullying

Main article: Workplace bullying See also: Template:Workplace, Bullying in academia, Bullying in information technology, Bullying in medicine, Bullying in nursing, Bullying in teaching, Cyber-aggression in the workplace, Control freak, Emotional tyranny, Micromanagement, Negligence in employment, Workplace aggression, Workplace conflict, Workplace incivility, and Workplace stress

Workplace bullying, like childhood bullying is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior against a co-worker. Workplace bullying can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation. This type of aggression is particularly difficult because unlike the typical forms of school bullying, workplace bullies often operate within the established rules and policies of their organization and their society. Bullying in the workplace is in the majority of cases reported as having been perpetrated by a manager and takes a wide variety of forms.

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