Hi Everyone!
Think about where you work? Have you noticed an increase in your coworkers being less civil? Are they being rude and insulting? The workplace is a microsystem of our society so it may not be a surprise this behavior is rising in the business setting as it has been in society in general. Jeannine Trudel of Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion reported her research findings at the APA annual meeting held in WA this week. She found 86% of people at Midwestern Companies are reporting incivility at work. The increase in incivility is likely a result of positions being eliminited, others taking on more duties without an increase in pay added to the general economy concerns. These stressors do accumulate and cause harm.
