English for talking about Bullying [ バックナンバー ]

Bullying is a form of abuse as it forces the one person to do what the other wants. The different types of bullying include physical abuse, verbal abuse, indirect bullying, social alienation, intimidation and cyber bullying.

English for talking about Bullying

People who bully others often have underlying factors such as having insecurities and tend to be power hungry. It is difficult to think of bullying in the work place as people associate it with being bullied at school, but bullying can occur in any context in which human beings interact with each other.

Tom is talking to Jane about his bully at work.

Tom: "Jane, I don稚 feel like going to work today!"
Jane: "Why not, you will be fired if you don稚 go to work"
Tom: "My Manager is a pain, he criticizes everything I do, even when I do well he tries to find fault."
Jane: "He sounds like a bully, why don稚 you try stand up to him?"
Tom: "What, do you want to get me fired?"
Jane: "Not at all, as an employee you have rights; no one is allowed to bully you."
Tom: "What do you suggest I do? He fires people who disagree with him"
Jane: "Report him to the boss; No one is above the law."
Tom; "Thank you so much Jane, you have been of great help, I知 going to stand up for myself!"

Have you ever been bullied? What do you think Tom should do?