A colleague of mine tortures and mentally harasses me as well as the other staff. what should ido.?
If leaving the job really isn’t an option, and if you don’t get any relief by filing a complaint with someone higher up, then your only recourse might be to ‘fight back.’ It is a FACT that bullies almost always back down when challenged, because the reason they act that way is because they are weak, insecure people who are trying to compensate for it. I will tell you a story about something that happened to me, and if you see any parallels it might help you think differently about your situation. Years ago I had a boss who was a very nice person when she wanted me to come work for her, but once she got comfortable she turned into the most horrible b***h I had ever been around in my life (literally). For a long time I was just so shocked I didn’t know what to do. I had always been around relatively civil, decent people, and I just didn’t know how to respond to someone like her. She was over-the-top sarcastic, belittled me, insulted me, and obviously had no respect for me. I’m an over-ac