Workplace Bullying

Keep writing posts and deleting them...have come to the conclusion that it is probably best not to write too descriptively about what has been going on at work. Suffice it to say, workplace bullying is in some regards worse than schoolyard bullying...because more is on the line and there is less that you can do about it. It has and is actually closer to domestic violence - because you are to a degree trapped in an abusive relationship:

Being bullied at work most closely resembles the experience of being a battered spouse. The abuser inflicts pain when and where she or he chooses, keeping the target (victim) off balance knowing that violence can happen on a whim, but dangling the hope that safety is possible during a period of peace of unknown duration. The target is kept close to the abuser by the nature of the relationship between them -- husband to wife or boss to subordinate or co-worker to co-worker.

http://www.workplacebullying.org/individuals/problem/definition/

While many countries have passed legislation against bullying in the workplace, including Turkey and Spain, along with the UK, Australia, Sweden and Canada - the US has yet to pass any laws and New York is still struggling to do so.
( Read more... )

Star Trek, Romance Novels and Fringe...

1. Watching Trek Universe - there's an interesting bit with George Lucas.

"Star Trek and Star Wars are not reality shows, they are imagination shows. The story is really the thing that makes it work. In the beginning that's all there was with Star Trek, story, and that's what made it compelling."
( Read more... )

2. Still on this romance novel binge, and beginning to notice a couple of trends emerging. Because my brain is a pattern making machine that can't stop, that's why.
( read more if you dare )

3. Started watching S3 of Fringe and beginning to understand the fan love of this incredibly inventive and imaginative series. It thinks outside the box, examines things others haven't and actually does a parallel universe. Olivia journies to both universes. The show is split into two - we follow Olivia in the RedVerse with her Fringe team - Lincoln, Charlie, Broyles and Mr. Secretary (Walternate) and Olivia in the BlueVerse with Peter, Walter Bishop, Astrid, and Broyles. Plus we get great guest stars, Butters from The Wire, and Sebastian Roche. This show is worth watching if only for this season. You can skip S1, watch the last five episodes of S2, and follow it well enough. First three to four episodes are amongst the best of the series to date.