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“Young professionals! Say no to bullies!!!”
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an insignificant success; a person who makes use of others and treats them as the source of benefits
and information; a person who ingratiate himself/herself with others so as to make use of their
competences, information, contacts
A person who has a strong need for control and power
A person who has a strong need for simulation and is bored with monotonous working environment –
in order to get excited and ‘have some action’ such a person hurts other people, such a person also
likes gossiping, and often creates rumours on his/her own so as not to be bored
A person who experiences strong feelings of insecurity and anxiety, which can be diminished only if
other people are made to feel insecure and anxious: cowardice and uncertainty about his/her reputation
An unqualified person, aware of his/her low competences – feels threatened to have his/her low
competences revealed which will result in being fired; for this reason such a person chooses to disclose
the incompetence and lack of knowledge of other people; such a person feels threatened by qualified,
well-trained and skilled colleagues
A person who is ambitious and eager to rule not because of his/her competences and management
skills, but because of the willingness to feel superior and better than others
A person who displays high levels of aggression, is impulsive and impetuous, the person who does not
reflect on his/her behaviour but prioritizes his/her goal, the person who is guided by being envious of
other people’s competences, skills, properties and affection
A person who is unnaturally kind, apologetic and ingratiating, yet aggressive and fierce, the person
who is unpredictable
A person who is sociable, physically and interpersonally attractive, able to attract other people’s
attention and ingratiate himself/herself with them, and subsequently making use of the gained trust by
mobbing weaker people and persuading others to mob
People prone to mobbing
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A person who stands out from the others with the appearance, viewpoints, or behaviour
A person who is talented, competent, skilled, outstanding, successful, conscientious and hard-working
which pose a threat to the mobber
A person who is kind, respected and liked and thus posing a threat to the mobber
A person who is honest, frank, trustworthy and looking for the truth
A person who is young, well-qualified / well-trained, who knows foreign languages, A person who is
the first to be asked for advice in an important matter
A person who is creative, expansive and with initiative – the person who is predisposed to be
successful
A person at pre-retirement age who professionally performs his/her tasks but because of his/her age
does not fit in a young team; such a person may become the victim of mobbing practices and
consequently be forced to resign
A sensitive person, a bit naïve, prone to manipulation, having an optimistic approach, unsuspecting
the trickery behind other people’s actions
A person who clearly expresses his/her opinions and beliefs, even if they are unpopula r and may cause
objections and aversion of other people
A person who protects his/her colleagues, willing to do a lot, even at his/her own expense, in order to
fight for the rights of others
A person who has detected irregularities in the functioning of the company
A person who has been given a promotion
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'Informational and workshop guide for mobbing, discrimination and sexual harassment'