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Examples at the more subtle end of the spectrum include: [1] asking for input and then ignoring it "forgetting" to share credit for a collaborative work; giving someone a "dirty look" interrupting others; not listening; side conversations during a formal business meeting/presentation; speaking with a condescending tone
Common examples of workplace aggression include gossiping, bullying, intimidation, sabotage, sexual harassment, and physical violence. [5] These behaviors can have serious consequences, including reduced productivity, increased stress, and decreased morale. Workplace aggression can be classified as either active or passive.
However, a 2004 survey of a random sample of employees at a heavy machinery assembly plant shows that women are more sensitive and receptive of workplace harassment, and therefore women have "a greater propensity to drink". [34] The negative drinking effects are more severe for women than they are for men. [33]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") a department of the United States Department of Labor defines workplace violence as "any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. It ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and ...
Also, a demand letter will often generate a denial letter stating the basis for rejecting claim (such as when the incorrect entity is sued [4]), and is sometimes a good indication of what defenses will be raised if a suit is brought later. [5] Demand letters are sometimes used as a form of harassment and/or intimidation.
Intimidation can also be a civil offense, in addition to a criminal offense, in some U.S. states. For example, in Oregon a violation of the state criminal statute for intimidation results in a civil violation. [22] The plaintiff in the civil suit for intimidation may then secure remedies including an injunction or special and general damages. [22]
Officials in Arizona, a key battleground, have already asked the federal government to probe a case of possible voter intimidation, after people casting ballots were conspicuously filmed and followed.
A hostile work environment may also be created when management acts in a manner designed to make an employee quit in retaliation for some action. For example, if an employee reported safety violations at work, was injured, attempted to join a union , or reported regulatory violations by management, and management's response was to harass and ...