Example:
“She gave this employee totally inappropriate assignments, setting him up to fail, and then punished him when he could not complete the assignments.... She eventually did not invite this employee to the Christmas party.” The worker finally quit.Some of the behaviors — glaring, failing to return calls, not praising a worker — may seem trivial, but they take a toll when repeated over and over again.
“Imagine yourself sitting at a conference table and you offer something as a suggestion and someone looks at you and shakes their head every time.... It can be damaging to be constantly dismissed in front of your peers."
One danger is that people become resigned to it and say:
‘That's just what it's like around here.’
