DEALING WITH BULLIES

being bullied at work and while the views and opinions are not those of 47 abc’s, we do hope that you’ll find them helpful. hello and welcome to tips and tools for life, i am s. renee. are you one of the 1 in 5 workers who has been bullied on your job? in 2000, i was fired from my job as the director of public relations. i was told that i was being fired because of my inability to write. but the truth is:that my supervisor was bullying me. for example: i was humiliated in front of my staff, there was name-calling.if you have ever been in the situation, you know what i’m talking about. but this is what’s interesting: 11 years later, i received a written apology from my supervisor. she confessed that i treated her gently in my first book there is more inside and that her behavior had nothing to do with me. she had her own issues that she was dealing with. what did that experience teach me that i share with you? 1.be yourself. don’t shrink and not ever surrender who you are to anyone. 2.don’t let people say anything they want you. when a person speaks disrespectfully to you, nip it in the bud-immediately. you don’t have to be obnoxious, you simply say, can you tell me what you mean by that? 3.don’t be angry. people who are in pain inflict it on others. most often it has nothing to do with you. for a free audio download, own your power, sign up at srenee.com. this segment of tips and tools for life has been brought to you in part by av-ven w. smith funeral services. remember always, there is more inside you. i am s. renee. next week s- rene joins us with her personal story on how she overcame failures in her life and has turned them into her success today. coming up we’ll have a look at what’s coming up