tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post1260743939619578063..comments2024-03-01T22:23:29.787+00:00Comments on Bullying of Academics in Higher Education: HR's Employee Betrayal SecretsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post-51266629507533283792009-09-05T07:23:30.699+00:002009-09-05T07:23:30.699+00:00Create your own film...
Films can help to move fo...Create your own film...<br /><br />Films can help to move forward people's understanding. This short film illustrates the hypocrisy of HR - I recognise it well from my experiences of dealing with HR in my university...<br /><br />I so well remember my first approach to HR when they feigned understanding as I described how at times I was physically sick and unable to come into work... I felt sick when I thought about the actions of my colleagues towards me..<br /><br />In the Guardian yesterday there was an article about a film made of a girl who was txting while she was driving and so crashed her car killing 4 people. The film - like this one here- had been put up on Youtube<br /><br />This clip from the txting film has apparently had an enormous impact across the world and the Guardian reports one survey in the US which found that 80% of people who watched the film were less likely to text while driving than before.<br /><br />Research last year - reported on this blog - estimated that workplace bullying costs employers almost 14 billion pounds and results in a loss of 33.5 million days off work.<br /><br />Just figures... but those figures include the death of Carl Baybut a lecturer from Southampton Solent University... <br /><br />One of Carl's colleagues writes on this blog - and there are links to the article about Carl in the Times Higher and the subsequent discussion about the incident on THE blog.<br /><br />Carl hanged himself.<br /><br />The coroner suggested that this action was linked to the humiliation that Carl experienced through the actions of his colleagues. These actions were - I understand- linked to workplace bullying.<br /><br />If films can have such an impact - why not create your own film in your head - of Carl's last walk - carrying the rope with which he was to hang himself.<br /><br />Imagine Carl fastening the rope around his neck...<br /><br />Imagine his final moments...<br /><br />What were his thoughts?<br /><br />Did he think of his family?<br /><br />Did he think of those colleagues who tormented him?<br /><br />Did he think of his job that he loved?<br /><br />Picture his colleagues...<br /><br />Imagine their actions which contributed to his death...<br /><br />Imagine the denial...<br /><br />Picture Carl hanging - his body still - at peace at last...<br /><br />At times I have been very close to taking my life because the pain is just about unbearable...<br /><br />As you start your work in university this academic year - think of Carl - think of me- think of all those millions of people who are being bullied...<br /><br />...and say NO to workplace bullying.<br /><br />Take action now<br /><br />Save lives.<br /><br />Aphra BehnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com