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Re:At Last, Facing Down Bullies (and Their Enablers) by tptacek on Tuesday June 09, 2009 @01:49PM (#649488)
In the altogether likely event that the circumstances that started an office fight are ambiguous, if you respond physically to a low-grade physical assault, you are very possibly going to get fired yourself.
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Re:At Last, Facing Down Bullies (and Their Enablers) by JabavuAdams on Tuesday June 09, 2009 @02:02PM (#649517)
It's possible, I suppose, but I have a hard time imagining such a situation. What do you mean by low-grade physical assault? I'm not talking about an accidental touch or bumping.

IMHO, there is no "low-grade physical" assault in an office environment, because physical interaction of any kind is so frowned upon. What would be low-grade in the playground becomes "are you insane?" in an adult office setting.

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Re:At Last, Facing Down Bullies (and Their Enablers) by tptacek on Tuesday June 09, 2009 @02:22PM (#649559)
Maybe a part of the reason it's not "are you insane?" on the playground is because that's how we've (incorrectly) chosen to handle playgrounds.
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Re:At Last, Facing Down Bullies (and Their Enablers) by run4yourlives on Tuesday June 09, 2009 @03:21PM (#649736)
I see a lot more problems in offices than I do in playgrounds.

Just saying.

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