Have you been harassed or bullied at your work place?

I bet that more than 50% of people would say yes. Unfortunately, that is very often caused by the managers, bosses, etc. The worst kind of bulling by a manager is to me to be refused a day off for important family reasons (even without pay).

I know of a case when the manager didn’t allow an employee to take a day off so he could see his dying mother. Desperate, he called in sick the next day and went to hospital to see his mother, but when he came, she had already passed away.

A friend of mine asked for a day off to be with her daughter who was undergoing a difficult surgery. She was told that she has to come to work because her daughter is old enough to be on her own. My friend suffered a stroke because of such cruel treatment by the manager. She can’t work now and is on a long-term leave from her work.

There are many cases like those described above, but most often those harassed in this way don’t want or don’t even have enough strength to talk about it.

Why such cruelty is happening, why do we treat each other in such terrible way?

If you’ve heard about similar cases or experienced that kind of bullying and harassment by your manager, please share it here.

Helen