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That’s a bully for you
In order to combat the large and growing problem of power abuse, organisations must understand its many forms.
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In order to combat the large and growing problem of power abuse, organisations must understand its many forms.
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I’m an RN in a WA rural hospital & have been subjected to relentless discrimination & bullying by my manager over a couple of years. Despite our workplace bullying policies, procedures & training, I have found the organisation as a whole to be completely unsupportive. I am now in a position where I am too scared to go into the workplace as I don’t know how far this person is willing to go.
I have always been a very strong person as I think most nurses are, but when you are subjected to discrimination & bullying over a length of time with no support from higher management, it wears you down.
I will continue, with the help of my union to fight for justice but I really don’t think anything will be done as I don’t think that higher management want to accept that bullying is a problem in their organisation.
Nurses work in a wide variety of enviroments ,not just hospitals and clinics.
There are businesses that supply medical staff to large organisations but refuse to nominate a nurse in charge even when there are 3 -4 nurses per site.This creates a real issue for senior nurses working with others who have challenging behaviour and/ or lack post graduate experience.
Where a contract rests on all staff being on duty or financial penalties apply, allowing bullying to occur and continue after it has been raised as an issue is dangerous and distructive, not just to the victim but sends out a very strong message for the bully.
The damage done does not stop once the victim leaves ,with financial implications and ongoing mental stress .
Putting in complaints become nasty and isolating with a lack a knowledge and understanding of the laws by the managers .The businesses don’t want to be diverted, they are there to provide a service and make money.
For all the HR hype there is really very little the victim can do but move on.