May 21, 2020: *** Plight of a victim of workplace harassment! ***
I will try not to get into details and cause discomfort to anyone but offer a peek to the lesser known struggles of the victims of #workplace #harassment
After the unfortunate incident or unpleasant experience or unethical episode happens, the #victim lives through a random but recurring cycle of grief, shock, shame, anger, depression, misery, trauma, motivation and more depending on persons nature, defence mechanism, upbringing and core values.
There is a constant struggle thriving within, eating chunk of victims energy making the victim look #drained and #lethargic. The constant battle between "#LetGo" and "#SpeakUp" makes the victim appear lost and confused at times.
In most of the cases, the abuser is an immediate team member and the knowledge of the incident is public to the team. Spending a better part of your day at work while battling the above struggles can be #detrimental! Damaged #SelfConfidence, #SelfDoubt, #TrustIssues, #MoodSwings and more start kicking in as the situation worsens each passing day!
This is a very superficial peek into the #predicament of a victim and in most cases continue until the victim makes a decision to "#MoveOn" or "#SpeakUp".
Please take a minute to recall your past encounters with victim and think how you would want to treat the next one! Another one of the #ThingsToDo during #lockdown
Source: https://lnkd.in/gRCTmat