The authors of the report focused on the phenomenon of bullying among young Poles. For research purposes, they developed a list of 19 situations and problems most commonly associated with bullying among people aged 18 to 35.
A total of 800 respondents, surveyed online using the CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interview) method, were asked if they had encountered any of the listed issues in the past six months while performing their professional duties.
More than half (53.1%) of the participants in the nationwide survey experienced some situation or problem from the described list (22.2% denied experiencing any of these, over 8% were unsure, and over 6% couldn't recall if they had such an experience).
21.4% of young Poles face verbal abuse and insults at work
The most common forms of bullying included shouting, swearing, and insults (21.4%). This type of oppression was reported more by men (24.7%) than by women (18.5%).
15.5% of respondents reported being the subject of workplace gossip and rumors.
14.9% experienced verbal abuse, including being called derogatory names or subjected to other demeaning language, and 13.7% were given pointless tasks.
11.1% of participants reported instances of harassment, whether through phone, email, or during and after work hours.
The least frequent reports involved physical violence and abuse (1.5%), as well as sexual harassment, exploitation, or receiving sexual propositions (1.5%).
2% of respondents experienced having tasks previously assigned to them taken away, while 3% were victims of deliberate actions intended to cause psychological harm at work or home. Another 3% were forced to perform tasks that violated their personal dignity.
Bullying among young Poles reported 12% more often than in wider adult workforce
According to psychologists who collaborated on this research, the phenomenon of bullying among young Poles is reported about a dozen percent more frequently than among the entire group of professionally active adults, where 41% reported experiences of bullying, as indicated by a previous survey from 2024.
Source: PAP/UCE Research
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