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Having dealt with the effects of bullying on lessor staff and students a lot of the bullies I'm aware of operate from a position of power within Academia. The worst are usually the first to claim 'discrimination' and 'bullying' against themselves when called to explain their actions against others, even using the process of investigating an accusation of bullying as an example of bullying and discrimination against them. Whilst some try to dress up their behaviour as 'strong management', usually ex-services fore-lock tugging NCO's employed as middle managers, others are failing Academic's who lash out verbally at anyone they perceive as below below them simply to make themselves feel better, with female on female personal attacks being the most common of those.

Unfortunately most University anti-bullying Policies are administered by (in)Human Resources departments which all too often turn out to be toothless tigers.

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