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Summary: Informative as well as therapeutic!
Review: For those of us who have suffered the consequences in our career, our pocket books, our health, our marriages and personal lives at the hands and mind games of a Bully at Work, this book is an important "must read". This book helps to clarify the chaos and lead the reader to understand the perpetrator, those that support and nurture the perpetrator, and most importantly the innocent victim, the Target. I am a 55 year old professional, a physician, with years of education. I fell victim to a real "Bully", and suffered the consequences. I realized the Bully was rude and obnoxious, and taking a toll on my life, and my patients. I did not understand the pyschology and sociology until it was too late. Now I am using the information to relieve the pain, and yes, to finally take some action! Help yourself, and those who you love, and who love you. This book is the easiest to read, to understand, and to help you to recover and to take action. The price is right. Get it, and get on with it!
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Summary: EDS employees need this book
Review: God bless the Namies for writing this book. It gave a name to the evil I was subjected to at EDS, and it helped me get out of the role of victim. Naming an evil goes a long way towards defeating it. This book will help you do just that.I no longer beat myself up. Best of all, I am prepared if I ever find myself in a bully's crosshairs again. The Namies book taught me how to keep bullies from getting inside my head. It is like an innoculation against workplace abuse. As I write this, the country is still coming out of a recession. Companies don't like to pay severance packages or unemployment compensation when they let people go, and they will do anything to keep from doing it, no matter how wrong it is. If they have to turn sociopaths loose on innocent employees to run them off without compensation, then that's what they'll do. Most corporate managers won't let ethics get between them and their oh-so-precious bonuses. That's how EDS thanked me for 14 years of my undeserved loyalty. This book helps heal the psychiatric injuries bullies inflict, and it will "bully-proof" you against future attacks. Get this book. It's well worth the price.
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Summary: [company] employees need this book
Review: God bless the Namies for writing this book. It gave a name to the evil I was subjected to at [job], and it helped me get out of the role of victim. Naming an evil goes a long way towards defeating it. This book will help you do that. I no longer beat myself up. Best of all, I am prepared if I ever find myself in a bully's crosshairs again. The Namies book taught me how to keep bullies from getting inside my head. It is like an innoculation against workplace abuse. As I write this, the country is still coming out of a recession. Companies don't like to pay severance packages or unemployment packages when they let people go, and they will do anything to keep from doing it, no matter how wrong it is. If they have to turn sociopaths loose on innocent employees to run them off without collecting a package, then that's what they will do. That's what [job] did to me after 14 years of (undeserved) loyalty. Believe me; this book helps heal the psychiatric injuries bullies inflict, and it will "bully-proof" you against future attacks. Get this book! It's well worth the price.
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Summary: Thank You SO MUCH, Drs. Namies!!!
Review: I admit I did not buy this book from Amazon.com. I actually bought mine in a book store. But what a buy this was!!! I was subjected to bully-tactics as well while working at "a famous name brand," and I thought it was all my fault. After I found this book and read it thoroughly, I knew it was not my fault but was the work of a bully. I was his Target, and it nearly cost me my marriage and sanity! It did help lead me to a new company and a better job, so not much for me to complain about there. But as this book repeatedly says, there is no reason, NO REASON WHAT SO EVER, for any person to go through bullying at work. If you are in a tough situation at your job (where ever it is and what ever you are doing), you may want to look this book over. I am not saying that this book will point out EVERY ONE's problem, but it may help to answer some questions about what is happening to you and your career. If you do buy it and it does not apply to you, keep it 'cause I bet you will have a friend/spouse/co-worker who will need this book..................
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Summary: TELL IT LIKE IT IS, AND GET THAT BULLY OFF YOUR BACK !!
Review: I ordered Bully at Work, I receivied it, and I just placed an order for two more books for my friends. This book is a must for ALL. The information can be applied to all aspects of your life. That Big Bully at Work will wonder where you got your courgage to STAND PROUD, SHOULDERS BACK, AND HEAD HELD HIGH! I feel like a new person and I have not finished the book. Thanks Gary and Ruth Namie, I love your book. Keep up the good work. I will apply many of the items in the book to my work place. Five stars are not enough for this book.
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Summary: You¿re NOT Crazy---This Book Tells You What To DO
Review: I suffered an incident of bullying at work for the past two years. In my case, I got things successfully resolved when one bully left of his own accord, and the other bully was stopped by senior management (I was fired, and senior management rehired me when I went over the bully's head). According to this book, this happens in only seven percent of cases. I feel very lucky. In my case, the only piece of the puzzle that was missing was WHY this happened to me, and this book really helped clarify that for me and bring the whole incident to closure. I just found this book and read it, and if I had had it during the time all of this was going on, it would have helped me immensely. I experienced all of the behaviors described in this book, and I think the reasons given for the behavior are right on the mark. When my e-mail friends suggested the same reasons (before I read this book), I found them so far-fetched (such as perhaps I was making the bullies look bad through my competence-I said to myself, "They are professional people; surely they are self-confident about their own work.") This book looks at reasons for bullying, and who become targets for bullying behavior (how and why those targets are chosen). It discusses bullying in other European countries, as well as South Africa, and what progress legally has been made against passing laws against bullying in the workplace. These laws are compared with the legal progress/standing of the target in the United States. The book discusses health ramifications on the target, and all possible actions that can and should or should not be taken personally, and in the workplace. If I had read this book MUCH sooner (such as when the bullying FIRST started), it would have helped me emotionally. I would have realized MUCH sooner what was happening, and known that I wasn't crazy. I could have fought back sooner, and would have known how, and which strategies to use. I also would have kept detailed records of each bullying incident, and I would have gotten witnesses' statements. In short, if you are even questioning yourself about whether bullying is happening to you, or not, BUY THIS BOOK.
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Summary: Excellent, Relevant and Recent
Review: This book, last published in 2003 as of this writing, is excellent for anyone who is the target of a workplace bully, whether that bully is a boss or a coworker. The authors describe what workplace bullying is and the avenues that can be taken to deal with the bully. If confrontation is desired, the risks are detailed as well as what one may expect along the way. The bully's weaknesses and core character flaws are described as well as how to use those to your advantage. Current laws and bills are discussed. Advice is given regarding documentation. Possible legal avenues are discussed. I highly recommend this book and see it as a useful resource for targets of bullies, attorneys, and psychologists, as well as a must-have addition to every HR director's library.
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