I have asked myself this question several times. Why do people feel they need to tease and bully? Well, I think more than likely it’s because they’ve been teased, bullied or abused at some point in their lives over a period of time. And feel that they need to get revenge, and they want to pick the first weak person that they know.
I’ve been a victim of this over a period of several years. Another reason people do this is because their needs aren’t being met, they are bored, and don’t have anything else better to focus on and it’s entertainment for them. Some people like me are more sensative to it. People will try to get information on you, and use it against you. Really that is the way the world works. Not every one is like that.
To give you an example I remember one time I was in an office, and a former friend told me that “Dave” had just left his computer, and “Burt” had sent an email to “Heidi” from “Dave’s” computer. Pretending that he was “Dave” when in fact it wss Burt who did it off Dave’s computer. People are very, very sneaky.
I got written up once because I had lost 3 packages. I handed them off to this guy who I thought was being helpful. Turns out I was set up. Another time, I was suppose to get a raise, this was what my supervisor told me. Then she came back a few days later and told me that it “wasn’t in the company budget”. You shouldn’t be messing around with people like that.
People continue to abuse their power, because they think that it’s funny. One time a “friend” told me that her manager was watching what another employee was doing on his/her computer. The manager told all the co-workers to come over and watch what he was doing on his computer. And they were laughing at him.
People can be cruel. Mean, down right nasty. And you didn’t do anything to deserve this treatment other than they see you as weak and an eye-sore to them. You don’t fit into their profile of a model employee. People also have become extremely vain.
You can fight back by ignoring it. Find ways to remedy the situation. If you continue to feel harassed file a complaint. Sometimes that is what you need to do. Go to your human resources dept. They will talk with your supervisor on your behalf. They might think it’s small beans, but it’s big beans to you! It shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Fight for it!
Ok – I’ll keep writing. I’m glad I’ve inspired others it’s great that people are actually reading my blog. One thing I thought would never happen. Boy I wish I could say every thing that people try to do to me and just write it all out. I wonder what would happen. People sure try to keep intimidating me. Doesn’t happen as much anymore. But they still keep trying. They must think that they can somehow break me down into little pieces? I don’t know why that is. Some reason they have it in their heads – that I’m timid about a lot of things and really I’m not. 
