Bullying at Work, Echo in Online: Examining Workplace Bullying through the Lens of Employee Reviews in Textile Sector

Abstract

As a common and global problem in organizations, workplace bullying has received great attention in various academic disciplines. However, there are calls for more research on workplace bullying. The current study aims to investigate employees' workplace bullying experience while working at one of the leading companies in the textile sector in Türkiye. Data for this study was collected through online employee reviews on Indeed.com. Finally, 104 online reviews by employees of textile company were subjected to thematic analysis via Maxqda software. The results showed that employees experienced (i) verbal, (ii) nonverbal, (iii) practical, and (iv) performance-related bullying. Besides, practical and verbal bullying were the most widely discussed types of bullying behaviors. Furthermore, non-stop work pressure and unfair tasks, and direct insults were the most frequently experienced subthemes of workplace bullying.