Not every workplace is perfect. Sometimes corporations support nepotism and politics while other times bullying is ruling everywhere. In the Middle East, Judiciary has developed some laws to deal with sexual harassment and workplace bullying in UAE. At first, there was no such law, but over time the situation has changed. Still, the Middle East needs a long way to go with specific workplace issues. Today, you will get a post that tells you how to determine workplace bullying and deal with this problem correctly. 

What is Workplace Bullying?

It is usually the power misuse or abuse. One person is involved in an activity or maintains intimidating, offensive, degrading, or humiliating behavior for another person. Some people bully others in front of others, while others wear double faces. One bad face they show to their fellow workers and one good look is for the rest of the world. The second type of bully is certainly difficult to blame as many people don't accept the fact that he can harm someone. 

You need to make a difference between aggression and bullying. Sometimes, a person has some issue at home, and thereby he shouts at you. No matter what the reason is, people go through difficult life phases. Even good people are capable of showing lousy attitude and behavior. However, it happens only once. So, it's not bullying. It's known as aggression at the workplace.

Your boss starts yelling at you when the project deadline approaches. It's not bullying, and it's a reaction under pressure. 

Bullying is where one attitude or behavior is persistent and recurring in nature. 

Examples of Workplace Bullying in UAE

• If you want to determine whether you are being bullied at the workplace or not, you should consider exploring some examples. Here these are:
• Your boss or manager keeps criticizing you. Positive feedback or constructive criticism is not a bad. Invalid criticism is something you shouldn't ignore.
• Do you get the blame for anything other people do at the workplace? When there is no factual justification behind blame, indeed, it is a red alert.
• Sometimes, you face workplace discrimination on the basis of your age, gender, culture, ethnicity, and other areas. Your boss treats you differently from other workers because you are Asian or Black, etc. This is another example of workplace bullying in the UAE. Your boss and other colleagues should treat you equally like other employees, if they don't, then this discrimination is a thing you shouldn't overlook.
• Workplace Ostracism is another example of bullying. It happens that your manager invites every colleague but you to his upcoming party. You are being isolated socially.
• Another classic example is to shout at you or humiliate you in front of others without any valid reason. If it keeps happening over and over, you should readily take some actions. As it's nothing but a direct attack on your dignity. 
• When your colleagues or boss make you a laughing stock and center of every practical joke, you need to become alert. It's not healthy.
• The manager keeps an eye on a new employee during the probation period. It's pretty normal. However, when you feel under observation all the time and even when you have become an old employee, it's excessive monitoring, and you should do something about it.

Who is a workplace bully?

A person in power has a habit of acting harsh toward another person. He may threaten another version and do yelling and verbal abuse. At the workplace, the bully is easily spotted as many people are his victim. An obvious bully makes a workplace toxic. Surprisingly, he was promoted to executive positions. It's because no one holds him responsible. This kind of attitude is unhealthy and affects every other employee. If you don't do anything about it, someday you will become a victim and it will be too late to start crying about it. 

Another kind of workplace bully is one who is intelligent and clever. People trust him, and they come to him for help. As he uses his mind more than others, he finds a way to belittle them. He makes people trust him and then exploits them. As he earned a good reputation in the majority, nobody believes him when one victim talks about his attitude and behavior. This bully is a manipulative person who can backstab anyone and exploit people around him without getting noticed. He uses subtle acts of distortion, misdirection, misrepresentation and deceit. 

How to Deal with Bully at Workplace in UAE

In your workplace, you need to deal with a variety of people. Some are friendly; others are manipulators or abusers. If any person at the workplace makes you feel frustrated or anxious or tries to control your behavior, you need to take action against him. Maybe a person belittles you very often and humiliates you in front of your colleagues. This kind of behavior is not allowed in the UAE workplace.

Here is What you need to do:

• Recognize bullies at the workplace and get help from your colleagues. Don't tell them that you are planning any action. Don't share this vital information. Keep it secret.
• Keep a diary that includes the date, time, and words of the bully. Who was present alongside him? You need to keep all factual data.
• If it happens more than five times, don't wait for the sixth time. Approach your HR Manager. Share documented information.
• Remember, workplace bullies will hit you back. Tons of accusations will come your way. Please don't get scared. Try to regain your control. It's you who has all the power over your behavior, not him.
• After reporting, you may face some tough times, but if you have a job in a good company. It will take necessary actions.
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What Happens to Victims of Workplace Bullying?

If an employee is being bullied, then he becomes anxious, and his stress level increases. The productivity level drops down. Many times, this situation is so tricky in nature that it leads to medical problems for men.

What is Institutional Bullying?

It is a situation where bullying has become an accepted phenomenon at the workplace.Here are some examples of corporate bullying. 

As an employee, you need to fulfill reasonable expectations of your company. However, when you notice that a company brings unreasonable expectations to your table any other day, it's a red signal. You can't meet those unreasonable expectations, and it will lead to your anxiety and ultimate dismissal.

When an employee suffers from stress and the company dismisses him because he is too weak to handle his work duties. The best company won't do that, and it's nothing but a corporate bully situation. The company must care about the mental health of its employees and try to deal with potential work-related causes of stress instead of letting an employee go. 

Many times managers ask their employees to get a promotion only when they fabricate complaints about their colleagues and coworkers. 

Other times managers treat employees to do certain unlawful things; if they don't do it, they take disciplinary action against them.

Corporate bullying is a more disturbing situation than normal workplace bullying. It's because the problem lies within the organizational structure. Before you accept any job offer, please complete your research about the company.

If a company has high employee turnover or lots of disciplinary actions. You should know that something is not right in that company.

Wrap Up

If you spot workplace bullying, report it. It's how you can make a bully accountable. When a bully knows that an organization doesn't tolerate his behavior and perhaps gives him some warnings, he will refrain from such behaviors. When you don't report workplace bullying, you support bullying and add your share in a toxic workplace. Speak up for others or Yourself. Stand up so that you won't have to stand down from that company.