Following research in February 2008, the Samaritans published a shocking report which showed that more than 80% of UK employees have experienced bullying at work– with more than 20% being bullied on a daily or weekly basis.

Working with the Andrea Adams Trust, the first worldwide charity formed to combat the issues that surrounded workplace bullying, DeskDemon would like to find out more about your experiences of bullying.

We would be grateful if you could tell us whether you are being bullied at the moment, or have been in the past; seen it happening to your peers, colleagues or bosses and what affect it has had on you personally?

We will publish our report on National Ban Bullying at Work Day, 7th November 2008 and in the meantime, thank you for spending a few minutes completing the survey below:-
1) Are you being bullied now?
Yes No

Have you been bullied in the past ?
Yes No
2) Who bullied you ? [tick all that apply)
My boss Someone that I manage
A manager / director other than my immediate boss A client
A Colleague / peer    
3) Have you seen others been bullied (tick all that apply)
My boss Others in my workplace
Secretarial / Administrative colleagues    
4) If you have/are being bullied, what is your experience of negative behaviour (tick all that apply)
Someone withholding information which affects your performance
Having your opinions and views ignored
Being exposed to an unmanageable workload
Being ordered to do work below your level of competence
Being given tasks with unreasonable or impossible targets or deadlines
5) What form did the bullying take? (tick all that apply)
Humiliation and/or ridicule Malicious lies and/or accusations
Verbal abuse Decisions were unreasonably overruled
Unfair criticism Unfairly refused leave or time off
Intimidating behaviour Promotion blocked
Opinions and views ignored Exclusions from meetings
Responsibilities taken away Denied training and development
Excessive monitoring Exclusion from social events
Information withheld Physical abuse
6) If you have been bullied, how did it effect you? (tick all that apply)
Made me worry about coming to work I became irritable
It affected my confidence Affected the quality of my work
It affected my self esteem Had to take time off
I became depressed It affected my relationship with my family
It affected my health It affected my relationship with my friends
Anxiety and panic attacks Other: Please specify
7) Why do you think you were bullied? (Tick all that apply)
Because of my age Because of my race
Because I am a part-timer Because of my religious beliefs
Because I am on a temporary contract Because of my sexual orientation
Because of my disability Because of a personality clash
Because of my gender Other - please specify
8) Have you ever made a formal complaint to your organisation about bullying?
Yes No

Did your complaint solve any of the problem?

Yes In Part No It made the situation worse

Does your organisation have specific policies and procedures on bullying?

Yes No

When you complained were the policies and procedures followed in your case?

Yes No
9) Is your job?
Full time Part time Permanent Temporary
10) Tell us about your experience and how it affected you
The Andrea Adams Trust would like to know whether you would like your experience to become a case study. If so, please enter your email address here.
Many thanks for completing this survey, the results of which will be published on 7th November 2008 - National Ban Bullying at Work Day. For more information and to download a free fact sheet visit: www.andreaadamstrust.org.

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