The recession is creating a "blank check" for office bullies, according to a workplace advocate. Shrinking job markets make a bad situation worse for victims, said Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group. Namie is the author of the "The Bully at Work." It was originally published in 2000, with an updated version released this June. The "absolute control of an employer is more apparent in a recession," he said.
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Business Briefs
Illinois not only state with budget crisis
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Teenage (job) wasteland
Business Calendar
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State gives Edward deadline extension
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Axelrod not ready to back a second stimulus
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Age-old building gets a youthful facelift
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Real estate transfers
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Business Briefs: Mobile Learning Center
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Credit repair company run out of business
Business Calendar
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Business Briefs
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Casino's quick change
Business Calendar
Lego store coming to Orland
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Silver Cross plan on schedule
Business Briefs
Von Maur pulls plug on plan for Plainfield
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Silver Cross honors employees
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