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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not an uncommon experience. You can really reduce being targeted, though, through some behavioral shifts.  [/quote]

What behavioral shifts do you recommend?[/quote]

you should smile more.

/s[/quote]

DP. I see the /s, but the answer is related. Be unbothered.

There does seem to be some of this that is OP being upset about normal things. I’ve seen this before in people with a blue collar background who earned a credential and are super-sensitive about not being given the respect they think they’re due. One of my best friends was like this, and it really held her back.

It is true that there are bullies in most any work place, and like all bullies, they pick on people who they can get a reaction from. People (and it does tend to be mostly women) who get upset and have “workplace trauma” are just encouraging their persecutors. The biggest bully at one of my jobs not only didn’t continue to try to bully me, but thought I hung the moon, because I literally gave him the finger (accompanied by a blank stare) when he did it to me. The only truly upsetting person I ever worked for was an actual sociopath, so I left that job. But I wasn’t the only one and shortly after I left the CEO caught on to him and he was fired and perp-walked out of the building.

If someone micromanaging your emails gives you “trauma,” you’re not cut out for the working world. [/quote]

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