Taking a stand against bullying at work  

Bullying is detrimental to an employee's mental and physical health. It also impacts employers who have to pay for the related costs, including sick leave and legal fees 

Bullying can lead to problems with concentration, lower performance and relationship difficulties. Picture: iStock

Andrea Campbell never imagined she would be bullied at work. Yet the 44-year-old administrator from Athboy in Co Meath was subjected to sustained verbal bullying when she worked in Northern Ireland’s education authority during her early 30s.

“A work colleague would constantly make little digs about how I wasn’t doing my job as well as the previous person who had been in the role or express surprise at the clothes I was wearing,” she says. “She gradually got into my head and her sneaky comments undermined my confidence in my work and myself.”