Bullies never accept that they have done anything wrong. They say other people are too sensitive. They claim they’re just being a ‘demanding’ boss and expecting ‘high standards’. Or, as Dominic Raab has put it, they claim that other people have set the threshold for bullying too low.
But bullying is the scourge of every workplace. It takes many forms. You don’t have to throw things or shout to be a bully. Some bullies are just endlessly snide to those who work for them, or they pick on one member of the team and isolate them. Some keep everyone on tenterhooks by praising them in public and slagging them off in private. The end result is everyone feels they are walking on eggshells. As far as I can see, Raab thinks that’s the way to run a department.
I couldn’t disagree more. Crushed, fearful, anxious staff will never give of their best.
