Exposing Workplace Bullying

Deciding whether to stay or leave a bullying workplace is one of the hardest choices you’ll face. In this bonus episode, Dr. Jan Kircher explores the risks on both sides and why the decision is so personal — tied to your health, career, and future. To go with this episode, I’ve created a companion resource: Should I Stay or Go? Weighing Your Options in a Bullying Workplace. It’s a tool to help you...

In this episode of Exposing Workplace Bullying, Dr. Jan Kircher explores what bullying really looks like at work — and how it’s often far more subtle, calculated, and damaging than people realize. She shares the criteria she’s developed to help you recognize it, along with her own personal experiences of navigating an abusive workplace. If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this just a bad job, or is it bu...

When you’re told to “document it,” while you’re being bullied at work, it can feel like just another burden — one more exhausting task piled onto an already painful experience. But documentation isn’t busywork. It’s your silent witness, your record of truth, and one of the strongest tools you have against workplace bullying. In this episode, Dr. Jan Kircher breaks down why documentation matters, w...

Bullies don’t follow a single script — they use whatever works to gain control and cause harm. In this episode, I break down the major tactics bullies use at work: verbal, nonverbal, cyber, physical, emotional, and even pulling other people into their behavior. From gaslighting to intimidation, you’ll see how these tactics are designed to discredit you, isolate you, and push you out. Recognizing t...

Workplace bullying isn’t just “stress at work.” It’s trauma that seeps into every part of your life — your health, your confidence, and your sense of self. In this episode, Dr. Jan Kircher unpacks the three layers of trauma that make bullying so devastating: the direct abuse, the silence of bystanders, and the betrayal of broken systems. You’ll also learn practical ways to protect yourself in the...

What happens when you finally speak up about workplace bullying—and no one believes you? In this bonus episode, Dr. Jan shares her personal story of being dismissed, questioned, and ignored by those closest to her. She also reflects on how vital it is to have even one person who sees the truth and stands with you. If you’ve ever felt unseen or blamed for what you’ve experienced, this episode is fo...

In the first episode of Exposing Workplace Bullying, Dr. Jan Kircher—founder of Stop Bully Culture—shares how workplace bullying unfolded across two academic institutions and why common advice like “report the bully” or “trust the process” often fails inside systems built to protect authority. Drawing from her experience as a social work professor and single mother, she examines how bullying is mi...