Online Mobbing
I came across an online article on workplace mobbing, that perfectly describes situations that happen not only in the workplace, but also on the Internet. See: http://counselingoutfitters.com/Housker.htm What was especially of interest is the authors' notation of the fact that all too often the target gets blamed as if the person was deficient in some way for being a magnet for such bullies and that makes the person, who did not deserve this abuse in the first place , even more of a pariah. Here is what experts on this topic have found about who is likely to be a target and it really dispels some of the myths that are out there that blame the targets. Targets of Mobbing An individual can be mobbed regardless of age, race, religion, gender, or rank within an organization ( Davenport, Schwartz and Elliot, 1999; Namie and Namie 2000; Leymann, n.d.) . Though any person is susceptible to being mobbed,those individuals who are devoted, loyal, creative, organized, cooperative and e