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The Rat-Face Bully

“We’ve got it.”

What’s different about the public/covert RF versus the public/overt IYF is that the RF is sneaky. RFs aren’t concerned about time or place, or about grandstanding; they just want to remind you that they hold the power, and you don’t.

Connor had just returned from sabbatical. He had needed it; not only was he burning the midnight oil, but he was also being bullied at work daily. It took him a lot to go to HR, but finally, prior to leaving for his much-needed break, he had reported the experience and was told there would be an employee relations investigation while he was gone.

Refreshed and renewed, Connor returned to work six weeks later only to discover that not only had the investigation not been concluded, ...

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