THE QUESTION: What are the psychological effects of getting ridiculed or belittled by your boss?
THIS STUDY: Combined the results of 110 studies conducted over 21 years on the impact of sexual and non-sexual workplace aggression involving thousands of employees. The workers experienced verbal and non-verbal rudeness; persistent criticism of their work or repeated reminders of past errors; being shouted at; being the object of gossip or lies; being ignored or excluded; and being the subject of derogatory comments about their personal lives or attitudes.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Employees subjected to nonsexual abuses reported being more angry, anxious and stressed, more dissatisfied with their jobs and their bosses, and more likely to quit compared to those who experienced sexual harassment.
