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Work is usually a place where you expect the people around you to control their emotions.
But in some offices, people get away with this, often that yeller is the boss.
A recent study found that it’s not because bosses are stressed or burned out, but because they genuinely think it will make their employees work faster and harder.
It also creates an environment of fear and stifles creativity and initiative.
One of my co-workers is a survivor of domestic abuse and a close friend of mine says his yelling is triggering her.
Not all yellers are in positions of authority, but even when the yeller isn’t the boss, the complicated dynamics of the workplace can make their colleagues hesitant to push back.
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