Help I'm mobbed

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I am dealing with a case of mobbing. Has anyone experienced this, and can give practical advise? I am stressed and desperate to improve my situation.

http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=6243

http://www.bullyonline.org/workbully/mobbing.htm

Specializes in ER, critical care.

I am not sure what would be happening in an environment where one was being mobbed. I know just about everyone has been picked on before for something insignificant. Sometimes, it turns into a pattern (sometimes swirling the drain) of behavior. What I am not sure about is how it never gets stopped.

Sometimes you have to bully the bullies. Take your power back and stand your ground. Then keep your eyes open and use whatever you can find to your favor. Part of the reason it looks like they are winning is that they have you so busy watching yourself that you have no time for watching them. I assure you there are many offensives committed by the mobbers everyday that could be used by you and against your mobbers. So I guess, mob back. Others who have been mobbed WILL jump on board, they are just looking for a leader.

Once you have begun your offensive, NEVER write anything down. But give them cause to start chronicling you. Now they are on the run. When they run down to HR and you have no idea what they are talking about, because of course what you were saying was something else, they start looking like the idiots.

It takes a lot of time and energy to break up these little brat packs, but once done is fabulous. It is passive agressive warfare and I don't think it ever gets finished. Just keep your own nose clean while you bugger up their nose a little. I think I can't conceive of mobbing because dealing with these people is what I do all the time. Since they have always backed off rather easily, I must be ok at it.

So the next time someone tells you that your bed is untidy say, "Really?? My bed is untidy?? Well at least that is all. For a minute this morning I was afraid you were colorblind, then I realized you intended to wear those clothes together to form some sort of schizophrenic outfit. "

or... you haven't cleaned up your trash.... "Haven't I? It appears that everything I used is neatly packed into the appropriate receptacle. It appears that it is you who has been reluctant to clean up after yourself today."

Too slow to start the IV?? "Well why don't you get over here and give it a try. (Hovering around asking questions) Are you sure that is the best vein you can find? It looks a little small and knotty. You are going to use that size IV catheter? Don't you think it is a little small for any potential emergency. Don't you think she looks a little pale? The IV will have to be bigger to accomodate blood transfusion.... then... Maybe I should get someone else to try this, you don't seem to be doing it as well as I thought you would. Just stop and I will get a real pro."

Don't forget to do whatever you can to divide and conquer. These people alone are small simple minded folks just waiting to learn how really small and insignificant they are. Together these people are a mob, seperate they are just whiners. And if you think they aren't talking amongst themselves as much as they are talking about you they are crazy. Let them have a few secrets as possible and spill them as often as possible.

Say you overheard A talking about B to C... they were all so very sad that B has been having marriage trouble ..... in a public place to B you say "A and C were telling me what a hard time you are having in your marriage. It sounds like you are headed for divorce. Then throw in some elaborate crap, "Is he really having an affair."

In several sentences you have B concerned that her husband is having an affair and someone she doens't like knows about it. Also she is concerned now about why A and C are talking to you about her. She begins to question alliance with A and C.

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