Workplace harassment, also known as mobbing, is a problem that affects many organizations around the world. Often, behind these abusive and harmful behaviors is a harasser with a specific psychological profile. Identifying the traits of this bully can be crucial to addressing and preventing workplace bullying in the work environment.
1. Manipulator
One of the most common traits in the workplace bully profile is their ability to manipulate others. He uses psychological tactics to control his victims and create an environment of fear and insecurity.
2. Narcissist
The bully usually has a strong sense of superiority and a lack of empathy towards others. He feels great and constantly seeks the admiration of others.
3. Controller
The stalker seeks to control his victims in all aspects of their work lives, from their daily tasks to their interactions with other colleagues.
4. Authoritarian
The bully tends to impose his authority excessively, seeking to dominate his subordinates and co-workers.
5. Aggressive
The harasser displays both verbal and non-verbal aggression, creating an intimidating and hostile environment in the workplace.
6. Lack of empathy
The bully lacks the ability to put himself in his victims' shoes and understand their suffering, which allows him to justify his abusive actions.
7. Absence of remorse
The harasser does not experience feelings of guilt or regret for his behavior, which allows him to continue his abusive actions persistently.
8. Contempt towards others
The harasser shows constant contempt towards his victims and his co-workers, minimizing their achievements and belittling their worth.
9. Insecurity
Despite his apparent superiority, the bully is usually insecure on the inside, which leads him to seek power and domination over others to reinforce his self-esteem.
10. Frustration
The bully may experience high levels of frustration in situations that he cannot control, which triggers his abusive behavior towards others.
11. Lack of social skills
The harasser may lack adequate social skills to establish healthy and constructive relationships in the work environment, which leads him to resort to harassment as a form of interaction.
12. Extreme perfectionism
The bully may have high expectations of perfection for himself and others, which leads him to relentlessly criticize and punish any mistake or failure.
13 . Power as the main motivation
For the bully, power and control over others are his main motivations, and he is willing to do anything to maintain that position of dominance in the work environment.
14. Tendency to gossip
The harasser can use gossip and defamation as tools to discredit his victims and undermine their reputation in the workplace.
15. Lack of personal limits
The harasser usually crosses the personal limits of his victims, invading their privacy and personal space in the work environment.
16. Desire for revenge
The stalker may have a desire for revenge towards his victims, whether due to envy, resentment or any other personal reason.
17. Find pleasure in the suffering of others
The bully may experience pleasure or satisfaction in seeing his victims suffer because of his abusive actions.
18. Self-control problems
The bully may have difficulties controlling his impulses and emotions, which is reflected in his aggressive and intimidating behavior in the work environment.
19. Double personality
The bully may present a friendly and charming face in front of the company's management, while acting in an abusive and manipulative manner towards his subordinates and co-workers.
20 . Fear of competition
The bully may feel threatened by the competition of his coworkers, which triggers his hostile and abusive behavior toward them.
21. Resistance to change
The bully may resist any change in the work environment that could affect his or her position of power and control, leading him or her to act aggressively to maintain the status quo.
22. Communication problems
The bully may have difficulty communicating effectively and respectfully with others, which results in a dominant and abusive pattern of interaction.
23. Covert low self-esteem
Despite his authoritarian and dominant behavior, the bully can hide low self-esteem behind his mask of superiority and control.
24. Power dependence
The harasser depends excessively on his position of power and authority to feel validated and safe in the work environment, which leads him to act in an abusive manner to maintain that feeling of control.
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25. Inability to work as a team
The bully usually has difficulties collaborating and working as a team in a constructive manner, preferring domination and control over his co-workers.