Work Advice: Obey the Boss, or Do the Right Thing?

Work Advice: Obey the boss, or do the right thing?

Karla L. Miller offers weekly advice on workplace dramas and traumas. You can send her questions at karla.miller@washpost.com.

Bullying can occur in many areas of life - the workplace is no exception. Anyone who receives the harassment as a colleague should act. But how?

The Complexity of Cruelty: How to Stop Workplace Bullying in Its Tracks

When volatile egos are triggered, unhealthy power dynamics can throw work-life balance out the window.  Bullying in the workplace affects 35% of employees. The psychological ramifications are so intense that the effects can even spread to romantic partners and disturb their sleep. According to Marcene Marcus, licensed clinical social worker and clinical director of outpatient services at Ocean Psychiatry, being bullied triggers your stress respo…