Blog Prompt 20 New Law Work Place Bully

Blog Prompt 20

       In 1963, lawmakers decided that it was time to protect the unborn fetus from those that smoke cigarettes, so they put warnings on the packages.  This law passed so that the fetus would not have to suffer from lung diseases, such as asthma. Early delivery, low birth weight, the lung diseases might have been the major reasons that the lawmakers fought to have the warnings put on the cigarette packages.

        A law that might need to pass is that there should be no tolerance for bullying in the work place.  There should be a law to protect the victim when they expose the bully. In most cases, the victim will lose their job, accused of being a tattletale, while the bully will continue to work. A bully is sneaky. They attack the victim when they are alone so there are no witnesses. The words they use are cruel and demeaning to the victim. When you tell the person in charge, they try to soothe the victim and tell them that they will take care of the problem, when in fact it does not disappear.  The victim makes a mistake when they go back and tell that same person that the bullying is worse. The victim is hurting and feels like there is no one to turn to for help. In some cases, the bully and the person in charge are good friends and look out for each other. The law should read; “Does not matter why, if, you bully you will be discharged immediately.” Why do companies tell you to go to certain people in the organization when there are problems? Then when you go in to explain that you are being bullied that person tells you that you are imaging the whole situation. Bullying is something in the work place that should be at the top of the list for organizations to be on the lookout for.  Certain people in an organization believe their title gives them the privilege to be a bully.