Bullying in the workplace

My name is Ursula February. Today I would like to address the issue of  bullying in the workplace.
Some may ask what is she talking about, there is no such thing. We only know about bullying in schools. We'll peeps surprise, surprise..



Bullying is a reality not only in schools but also in the workplace. I've learned that their is great awareness and campaigns around the issue of bullying in schools, but not so much about bullying in the workplace.
Most people are sacred to talk or  speak up about it in the workplace for fear of various reasons; eg: loosing their jobs.

I've noticed that when young people enter the job market they are being bullied by those who's been with the company for years and some maybe just a year or two, but because they part of a very negative group they enjoy making the lives of the newly employed as unpleasant as possible.

When young people excels..in most cases jealousy creeps in the workers thats been with the company for quite awhile.They start spreading rumours,gossiping and refuse to help or pass on their knowledge to help the new person grow. This behaviour of the bullies makes the person being bullied feel unwelcome, unworthy and extremely unhappy.

So how does bullying affect the person being bullied?
If one's not strong enough to stand up to these bullies, it will have a psychological effect on you that could lead to various behavioral changes you end up not wanting to get up in the morning, feeling depressed and all the negative symptoms that comes with it.

I strongly feel more awareness must be created and campaigns done in order to address these issues.

So my question is: Where do we start???