Sandy Hershcovis

2 weeks ago | phys.org | Zhanna Lyubykh |Laurie Barclay |Nick Turner |Sandy Hershcovis

"You always mess things up. Why are you even on this project? Just quit already." Demeaning, hostile or undermining behavior like this is more common in the workplace and damaging than many people realize. One in three employees experience such behaviors, and almost half witness them.

2 weeks ago | theconversation.com | Zhanna Lyubykh |Laurie Barclay |Nick Turner |Sandy Hershcovis

“You always mess things up. Why are you even on this project? Just quit already.” Demeaning, hostile or undermining behaviour like this is more common in the workplace and damaging than many people realize. One in three employees experience such behaviours, and almost half witness them. Rather than intervening, supporting targets or reporting the misconduct, research shows bystanders may downplay it, withdraw support or even blame the target, which ultimately reinforces the mistreatment.