Violence In The Workplace

Workplace violence is when a worker faces a threat of violence. It is something that is a very serious topic and can happen anywhere at any time. Workplace violence can consist of verbal abuse, physical assault, intimidation, sexual harassment, theft, and many others. Workplace violence can occur in almost all areas of various occupations, whether it is by coworkers, managers, or customers. There is one particular group of individuals who face workplace violence more frequently than others do, and those are our healthcare providers.

Additionally, there were conflicts within the union, resulting in many people organized strikes against the head of the union’s wishes. Many of these strikes were ineffective, creating a greater unrest within the union. The unions and management of large businesses, always struggle for power in the workplace. Many workers work in poor conditions, paid low wages and long hours. The workers believe that if they go against the management in large groups, they might be strong enough to gain a say in their workplace decisions.

Violence against healthcare providers is a significant problem that has been receiving growing attention. Incidents of workplace violence are experienced by nurses and physicians on a day-to-day basis, especially in emergency departments. The corollary of this phenomenon has become a significant matter due to the psychological stress it is placing on healthcare providers, hence affecting their efficiency and productivity. We may often undermine the consequences of workplace violence, but studies show that it may cause distress, apathy, rage, disappointment, helplessness, anxiety, self-doubt, and insecurity of healthcare workers. (Öztunç 360-365)Hence, their entire job performance is decreased and absenteeism is increased.

Youth violence has affected my life because from seeing all the violence at a young age I can already be scared for life. Growing up I heard all the terrible things that kids do, that people do, that the whole world does. It’s sad to see all the bullying that people do, kicking, punching, even stabbing. It doesn’t even have to be physical, a person can commit suicide from being harassed. If someone gets berated every day they get the feeling that they aren’t loved making them think that they are better off dead.

It is kind of an aspect of the society that people are anxious about and would like it to be replaced. Many people may tell that rape is a personal issue but is it really a personal issue? Rape crime is one of the darkest parts of the society and it may be a single crime but it makes people hold down their lives with so much fear that it cannot be called a personal issue as it is related to the society too and it is indeed affecting the society in many scandalous ways. One rape incident can bring about fear in the hearts of a thousand other people, thus affecting society. Rape takes place for many different reasons.

We are brainwashed by what the news shows us. Now every time we see an incident with a police man and a minority we automatically think racism. Police officers are scared to protect civilians because they are afraid of losing their jobs. Many police officers are suspended and fired for getting in a tussle with a minority. In most cases police officers subdue people because they may be a threat to society.

In these positions, the duty of the job calls for employees to be exposed to some of the worst circumstances. High risk calls such as responding to and entering a burning home, responding to an active shooter, or emotional taxing calls like responding to the death of a child or a gruesome crime. These incidents are emotionally taxing for the human mind, but it is what emergency service personnel deal with on a regular basis. Due to this exposure, personnel can be negatively impacted by the duties of the job. According to Mark St. Hilaire (2012), “burnout or compassion fatigue has a major effect on many caretaking professions such as the medical profession, clergy and public safety.” Those working in the field of emergency services need a leader who understands what they are facing and demonstrates the compassion needed to address this burn out.

Sexual harassment is commonly found in the workplace; however, it can be seen and almost every social environment. Sexual harassment is the unwanted and unwarranted sexual attention from another person. Typically seen in the workplace, sexual harassment creates an environment that is hostile and unsafe. This paper will examine three article that will cover the current understanding of the ethics behind sexual harassment, current laws in place to help protect against sexual harassment, and examine gender bias in regards to sexual harassment. The APA ethics guidelines set a standard for psychologist to follow in regards to sexual harassment.

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Sexual harassment in the workplace is an issue that affects many due to the high rise in reported and unreported cases. Both men and women across the U.S and worldwide are being affected directly and indirectly. Certain measures are needed to prevent sexual harassment from arising in the workplace, and it is only through an effective education that this will be achieved. According to the National Women 's Law Center (2000), “Harassment can poison the work atmosphere and negatively impact other workers who are not themselves harassed. In fact, decreased work group productivity was the largest single cost to the government in its survey of harassment.” The purpose of this paper is to describe an example of

Some people change their regular routines to avoid harassers and to lower their chances of something like that happening again. Others change jobs, drop out of school, stop a hobby that they love and even move out of their home. But, the one thing that was not mentioned above was reporting their incident. Many people do not report what happened to them, because they are afraid too (Chatterjee, 2018). Victims tend to feel powerless and threatened by their harassers.