Gloria Moraga - Political Woman

The Boss Bully - How-To Survive and Thrive! I have been bullied by almost every boss I’ve ever had. Am I a victim-type? No Way! I am a strong, outspoken woman. I’m a second-generation American, a proud Latina, with a Master’s Degree in Communications, well-read, and digitally advanced. 

Maybe that is why I’ve been bullied. And you know what, I don’t care why I was bullied. I care about those of us who are at the end of the Bully Stick. I’m not going to call us victims. We are Bullied! Period. 

This is Episode 7 of Wanting Ice Water because sometimes work feels like you are in hell and "There's people in Hell who want Ice Water" and they ain't getting it.

I began researching Bullies in the workplace for the Wanting Ice Water Series.  I feel it's all part of communications in the digital age because communicating with a bully is tough. Almost Next to Impossible. 

I'm here to share stories and offer information. It's all about Self-Help!

Do you know there is a Workplace Bullying Institute? I found it online. They conducted a study of the issue in 2017. I will link to their study below.  I will also link to information on the Healthy Workplace Bill, this legislation is at the center of a grassroots campaign to get the proposed bill enacted. It's all about Bullying and how this "American Epidemic" is making us sick. I agree! Totally.

IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED, HANG IN THERE SISTERS AND BROS! Please subscribe and share. Love, gloria

Here are some findings from the Workplace Bullying Institute:

• 19% of Americans are bullied, another 19% witness it
• 61% of Americans are aware of abusive conduct in the workplace
• 60.4 million Americans are affected by it
• 70% of perpetrators are men; 60% of targets are women (THIS IS ME)
• Hispanics are the most frequently bullied race (THIS IS ME TOO!)
• 61% of bullies are bosses, the majority (63%) operate alone
• 40% of bullied targets are believed to suffer adverse health effects

Links:

Workplace Bullying Institute:

https://www.workplacebullying.org/wbiresearch/wbi-2017-survey/

Healthy Workplace Bill:

https://healthyworkplacebill.org/

Music:

Thank you for the music that runs under some parts of this episode:

Bay Breeze by FortyThr33 https://soundcloud.com/fortythr33-43 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/XER8Zg0ExKU