Examples of bullying behaviors

Examples of bullying behavior:

  • Badgering
  • Intimidation
  • Yelling
  • Minimizing
  • Silent treatment
  • Excluding and separating from others
  • Embarrassment
  • Ridiculing
  • Sarcasm
  • Humiliation
  • Labeling or name calling
  • Shaming
  • Isolation

Examples that are not bullying behaviors on their own (may be accompanied by bullying behaviors):

  • Management decisions you don’t agree with
  • Having valid performance issues pointed out
  • Getting turned down for a vacancy
  • Work directives you dislike
  • Not being selected for a special project
  • Another employee receives favorable treatment
  • Your idea is dismissed