An Overview of Cyberbullying

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             Regardless of its source, cyber bullying can have disastrous effects on the victim. Stress, anxiety, and high-blood pressure are the most immediate effects that the victim has to endure. In order to cope with the initial threat and discomfort of a cyber bully, an employee may result to absenteeism (ditching work). As the problem persists, the victim may develop depression, insomnia, or in extreme cases, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). At this point, the victim feels helpless and miserable; they feel discouraged and fearful to attend work. In many unfortunate cases, the employee is pressured to resign in order to escape the stress. From an economic standpoint, cyber bullying can be very costly. Both the bully and the victim waste company time, which essentially costs the company money. Furthermore, the employees are distracted while at work, so their quality of work is poor. Depending on the employee's position in the company, his/her poor-quality work may reflect or represent the company as a whole. A disgruntled salesman, for example, may talk rudely or condescendingly to a potential client, simply because he's subconsciously thinking about the cyber bully. In this scenario, not only would the company lose money from the individual sale, but it may also lose money if the potential client convinces his friends to leave the company. .
             Cyber bullying has a very negative impact on the workplace environment. Employees expect to have a safe, respectful, and relaxed work environment; cyber bullying, however, instills a degree of fear, intimidation, and discomfort in the workplace. When in a closed office or business setting, employees tend to sense their coworkers' emotions. In other words, emotions are contagious. Every employee contributes to the corporate culture, but when cyber bullying occurs, that thriving culture disintegrates. .
             How can Chase prevent cyber bullying?.
             Although cyber bullying may not seem like an apparent problem, Chase must take fervent measures to prevent it.