Visible Trait #10:
A Bully is Vengeful

A bully is charming until you defy him,
then he retaliates with a vengeance.

A bully attacks you behind your back

- He discredits your performance - He bad-mouths you in private - He spreads rumors about you

If you quit, a bully suggests you were forced out due to incompetence

- If it's obvious you quit, he suggests you couldn't handle the job - He suggests you don't have a good work ethic - He says you couldn't get along with others - He says you lacked the necessary skills

If a bully sees you becoming disenchanted, he begins to discredit you

- He begins to discredit you long before you quit - He wants to pre-empts your intention to quit - He builds a case that will lead to your firing - He makes sure everyone knows that you are failing - He starts suggesting that you should be fired

A bully reduces your role in the department

- He takes away important assignments without giving you new ones - He gives you meaningless assignments - He stops giving you face-to-face time with him - He assigns you a new boss who is less experienced than you

A bully sets you up for failure

- He changes the rules mid-stream - He gives you excessive work - He gives you tasks well beyond your capabilities - He overloads you with time-critical work - He gives you assignments with conflicting deadlines - He doesn't clearly communicate expectations to you - He isn't available at critical review points - He won't provide the resources that would help you succeed - He refuses to consider your requests for more time

A bully makes your failure obvious to upper management

- He falsely tells management that you have clear performance objectives - He tells management that you are on probation - He tells management that your latest project is a test case

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