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Generally, once you leave high school, you have a lot more choice in when/where you are forced to interact with bullies.
by squigz 1y ago
Generally, once you leave high school, you have a lot more choice in when/where you are forced to interact with bullies.
- LtWorf 1y agoAlso, bullying in school has no consequences, but outside it might have some.
- squigz 1y agoBullying in school absolutely has consequences, and they're mostly going to be much farther-reaching than those suffered as an adult - getting messed up psychologically is more impactful as a kid, not to mention any physical toll it takes, or the impact of it on one's education.
- ironSkillet 1y agoI think the user means that bullies in school face little consequences, but a bully at work may get called by HR and potentially disciplined.
- squigz 1y agoOh fair enough. My apologies Mr Worf. I don't fully agree - plenty of shitty behavior gets ignored (or even encouraged) even in a workplace - but there's definitely some truth here.
- LtWorf 1y agoIt's way easier to change workplace than to change school, so I don't think it can get so extreme.
- pixl97 1y agoWith a workplace if you can gather evidence and document it there's a significant chance of a lawsuit with a payout. Schools are generally protected against that, and your only hope is to replace the school board, who is commonly bullies themselves.
- LtWorf 1y agoYep, so HR people occasionally learn a hard lesson when they don't do their job to cover for their friends.
- LtWorf 1y agoNo consequence for the bully I mean.
- ryandrake 1y agoThe exception being work, where a lot of people seem like they never left high school. Everywhere I've worked had the social totem pole, the cliques, the politics, the in-crowd and out-crowds. One place I worked was almost exactly like the movie Mean Girls. Lots of people just don't grow out of it.
- lmm 1y agoWorst case you can switch jobs. It's not easy, but it's a lot easier than switching schools.