Anti Bullying at Work Day

Here is the UK the 7th of November was anti bullying at work day. The week beginning 17th of November is Anti Bullying Week.


Just to do my little bit I purchased fifty wrist bands at my own expense and stood under the clock in my local town to give them away. Along with an explanatory note. It was a very interesting a rewarding exercise. It only took me half an hour to give away fifty bands and although some people wouldn't take them (perhaps they were too busy or have never had the experience of being bullied) fifty other people were more than happy to wear the bright blue coloured bands in the name of the cause.

At first sight it may seem as though bullying is a non issue, but research has shown that in the UK 19 million sick days are taken a year and the HSE reckons that a lot of those are down to workplace bullying. This is a matter of great importance since the national cost rolls into the millions. Bullying is a problem on a global scale. From the invasion of one country by another to the dictators or heads of government to the common early exeperience of bullying in the play ground. Bullying can be easily defined at "a way of getting ones own way by aggressive or manipulative means without taking into account the targets feelings". Seriously folks, bullies are not well known for having finer feelings themselves so is it any wonder that they just can't empathise with how other people think and feel. We lose 16 children a year to suicide as a result of the stress that bullying causes. It's hard to stand up against. After all there is no actual law against bullying, especially not in the workplace where bullies are often protected by the management they serve by the excuse of over zealousy applying managment strategy.



Still I have done my bit this year. Next year I will get more nowse about me and invite the local papers to take a pic and maybe do a little piece on me. I am after all a lowly one person business desperately trying to scratch a living