Millions of U.S. employees affected by workplace bullying
Nearly 20 percent of U.S. workers experience bullying in the workplace and 19 percent witness it, according to a national survey conducted by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI). The survey defined workplace bullying as “repeated mistreatment of an employee by one or more employees; abusive conduct that is: threatening, humiliating, or intimidating, work sabotage, or verbal abuse.” Although the WBI survey was conducted in 2017, the problem has not abated; in a 2019 Monster.com survey, nearly 94 percent out of responding employees reported being bullied in the workplace.
Dramatic gender and racial differences appeared in the WBI key findings; 70% of the perpetrators were men and 60% of the targets are women, while Hispanics were identified as the most frequently bullied race.