Targets as Teachers
For the WBI Targets As Teachers project, brave volunteers with past bullying experience told their tales to provide teachable lessons for newbies. In their own words.
The hope is that visitors to this site benefit from hearing that (1) an end to bullying is possible, (2) that you are not alone, and (3) that you did not cause the misery you’ve had to endure. So listen and be inspired!
To date, the posted individuals are:
- Lisa, a woman who worked in a male-dominated industry and faced owner-driven assaults from another woman.
- Chris, a male worker with two women supervisors and a male manager in an office setting.
- Amanda was a college administrator with over a decade of experience supervising 20 people. Her bosses were two women.
- Laura a woman who shines light on a reality about coworkers and confirms the fecklessness of HR.
- Lewis a research scientist whose bully was a peer.
- Clara an elementary school teacher physically injured on the job, hated for her advocacy for her students.
| Key Advice — Short Excerpts | Full Version Tales of Workplace Bullying |
|---|---|
| Lisa, a woman who worked in a male-dominated industry, faced owner-driven assaults from another woman. | Lisa’s complete story — 55 min. |
| Chris is a male worker with two women supervisors and a male manager in an office setting. This is the excerpt from his full story that distills his key advice to bullied individuals. | Chris’s complete story — 57 min. |
| Amanda was a college administrator with over a decade of experience supervising 20 people. Her bosses were two women. This is an excerpt from her complete story. Recordings are part of the WBI Targets As Teachers project. | Amanda’s complete story — 30 min. |
| Laura has an interesting tale that shines light on a reality about coworkers and confirms the fecklessness of HR. This recording is part of the WBI Targets As Teachers project. | Laura’s complete story — 24 min. |
| Lewis was a grant-funded research scientist (as principal investigator leading a team) working in a university setting. The bullly was a peer at another university working on the same project. The recording is part of the WBI Targets As Teachers project. | Lewis’s complete story — 37 min. |
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| Clara was an elementary school teacher physically injured on the job whose advocacy for her students led to bullying. This recording is part of the WBI Targets As Teachers project. | Clara’s complete story — 49 min. |
You will also want to listen to the Workplace Bullying Podcasts.
Episode #1 describes a most unethical and smarmy school district superintendent bully.
