Have you ever experienced or witnessed bullying in your workplace? |
57 total votes |
|
84% |
Yes |
|
16% |
No |
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Which person was the bully? |
31 total votes |
|
29% |
DDS/owner |
|
23% |
Office manager |
|
10% |
Front Desk |
|
23% |
Assistant |
|
16% |
RDH |
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What form did the bullying take? Check the option that occurred most frequently |
31 total votes |
|
26% |
Gossip/whispering campaigns |
|
0% |
Threats to fire you or reduce your pay |
|
6% |
Inconsistency; i.e. ‘moving the goal posts' regarding office policies |
|
13% |
Being obstructive and making it difficult to perform your duties properly |
|
6% |
Insufficient support with sterilization tasks, etc |
|
3% |
Overbooking your schedule |
|
6% |
Under- booking your schedule, thus reducing your working hours |
|
6% |
Imposing unrealistic or unreasonable expectations; Being overly critical of your work |
|
13% |
‘Silent treatment': exclusion from conversations; Kept out of the loop regarding changes in protocol |
|
19% |
Verbal abuse, yelling reprimands in the presence of other staff and/or patients |
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How long did the bullying continue? |
31 total votes |
|
26% |
Less than 6 months |
|
19% |
6-12 months |
|
16% |
12 -24 months |
|
39% |
More than 2 years |
|
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Did it affect your health? |
31 total votes |
|
68% |
Yes |
|
32% |
No |
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If so, how did it affect your health? |
28 total votes |
|
50% |
Anxiety |
|
11% |
Depression |
|
7% |
Other health issues |
|
32% |
Not applicable |
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How did you manage the bullying/bully? |
31 total votes |
|
26% |
Ignore it |
|
26% |
Confront the bully |
|
23% |
Resign |
|
0% |
Initiate a lawsuit |
|
16% |
Lodge a formal complaint |
|
10% |
Other |
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How did it end? |
31 total votes |
|
13% |
When you confronted the bully |
|
10% |
When you reported it to your boss |
|
32% |
You resigned |
|
6% |
The bully resigned |
|
3% |
You took legal action |
|
16% |
The bully targeted someone else |
|
19% |
One of you was fired |
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