Have you ever experienced or witnessed bullying in your workplace? |
57 total votes |
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| 84% |
| Yes |
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| 16% |
| No |
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Which person was the bully? |
31 total votes |
|
| 29% |
| DDS/owner |
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| 23% |
| Office manager |
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| 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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