‘I made sure I never broke in front of him’: Bosses who bully workers and make them cry
By Anna Patty,Sydney Morning Herald
Jane* loved her job until a new boss made her cry.
“I made sure that I never broke in front of him,” she said.
A new survey conducted by Roy Morgan shows that one in four respondents said their boss had made them cry. One in five said they had felt uncomfortable after receiving an inappropriate remark from a boss and one in three had felt bullied.
The State of Work Report commissioned by workplace relations consultant firm Employsure surveyed more than 600 people. It found that around half the respondents working in business, IT and science and engineering professions believe their boss played favourites in the workplace. The proportion was close to 60 per cent for respondents in the education profession.
The State of Work Report commissioned by workplace relations consultant firm Employsure surveyed more than 600 people. It found that around half the respondents working in business, IT and science and engineering professions believe their boss played favourites in the workplace. The proportion was close to 60 per cent for respondents in the education profession.
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A new study by Texas Tech researchers examines the acquired capability for suicide.
by GLENYS YOUNG, Texas Tech Today
Among individuals already thinking about suicide, those who play action video games may be significantly more capable of attempting it than those who play other video game categories, according to a new study from Texas Tech University.
Researchers in the Department of Psychological Sciences examined the relationship between video game play and the acquired capability for suicide, with the moderating effects of video game category and gender. The team published its findings in a recent issue of the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking.
The research was based on the interpersonal theory of suicide by psychologist Thomas Joiner, which says a person can develop a capability for suicide through exposure to physically painful or psychologically provocative events.
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Survey: More than half of Hawaii middle schoolers say bullying a problem
By HNN Staff
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Some 54 percent of Hawaii public middle school students and 39 percent of high school students say bullying is a major problem at their schools, according to a newly-released statewide survey.
Meanwhile, nearly 1 in 5 Hawaii high school students said they’d been the victims of bullying in the past 12 months.
And some 40 percent of middle school students said they’d been bullied at least once on school property.
The figures come as the state Education Department faces mounting pressure to address bullying and harassment on school campuses, and as they consider stricter penalties for bullies.
A class-action lawsuit filed in August alleged that the DOE is negligent in its handling of bullying and harassment complaints, and that its failure to act to protect students should be considered child abuse.
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