The 12 Most Common Workplace Retaliation Tactics

10 years, 11 months ago - May 03, 2013
The 12 Most Common Workplace Retaliation Tactics
New numbers from the Ethics Resource Center show that no good deed goes unpunished. Here, the most common workplace abuses suffered as a result of reporting ethical violations or other wrongdoings.

Left Out

64% report they were excluded from decisions and work activity by supervisors or management

Cold Shoulder

62% report they were given the cold shoulder by other employees

Managerial Abuse

62% report they were verbally abused by a supervisor or someone else in management

Potential Job Loss

56% report they almost lost their jobs

No Promotion

55% report they were passed over for a raise or promotion

Abuse By Coworkers

51% report verbal abuse by other employers

Pay Cut

46% report their hours or pay were cut

Hit The Road

44% report they were relocated or reassigned

Downgrade

32% report they were demoted

Online Abuse

31% report they experiences online harassment

Physical Harm

31% report physical harm to their person or property

Home Harassment

29% report they were harassed at home

 

Text by Forbes

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