Nursery World - Bullies at work

The scale of workplace bullying is finally coming to light, says Anne Wiltsher

The scale of workplace bullying is finally coming to light, says Anne Wiltsher

Nineteen-year-old Julie Stowe (not her real name) started her first job as a nursery nurse in a private nursery last summer. 'I was extremely impressed by the way I was made welcome and felt that I had developed a good working relationship within the team,' she says. However, after a month that relationship began to deteriorate.

'The atmosphere became very competitive and strained,' recalls Julie, who says she was often singled out for criticism by the two managers and four other team members who made 'snide comments' behind her back. 'I'm open to constructive criticism, but I felt I was being watched all the time when I was doing activities with the children,' she says.

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