‘As a collection of carefully curated case studies and personal insights, this is a wonderful piece of work, both sympathetic and nuanced.’
Ken Yin, Lecturer Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
I think it’s a great book. …It was genuinely helpful for me to read. …I really wish this stuff was embedded in corporate culture …. It saddens me that psychological abuse in any context is made out to be a difficult topic or shameful topic to talk about. It is like mould – it thrives when kept in the dark and stillness, and dies when exposed to sun and air.
Leisha Browning, Higher Education and Health Care Sector Specialist
‘…a very important book on workplace harassment.’
Richard Heller, Emeritus Professor, Universities of Manchester, UK and Newcastle, Australia
Happy At Work: A Practical Guide to Overcoming Workplace Psychological Harassment is an absorbing, helpful and practical book. Written by someone who has been through it herself and has been able to put a legal, academic and human lens to the causes, impacts, and shine a light on a way forward for all of us.
The descriptions of ‘perpetrators’ (their traits in the Dark Tetrad) and those of us who become their ‘targets’ truly resonated with me to the point where, as I read parts of the book out to my partner, they asked “are you sure you weren’t a case study for this book?” Bystanders? Well, to quote from the book ‘Theirs is the story of not wanting to see, not wanting to know, as they/we turn our backs on targets of abuse and, perversely, even side with the bully, compounding the harm.”
This book is also a timely reminder to employers and managers about workplace culture that leads to and condones psychological harassment. It will be of practical assistance in creating safe workplaces and address what is a ‘social problem for which any enduring solution has to be a collective effort’.
If you are looking for understanding as to why workplace psychological harassment has occurred, feel less alone in your experience and discover tips to survive and flourish on your journey of recovery then is the book for you. Know that you are not alone……
Anonymous, November 2024
‘I really like this…Looking at it as a whole… describing the situation from a bird’s eye, it’s helpful and eye-opening… You do lose perspective a little when you are in it because it’s harder to connect the dots and see the truth… On the ground it’s messy and confusing but with perspective you see it for what it is.’
Angela Jordan, Senior Specialist Curriculum Development
I found this book very helpful – made me feel like I wasn’t so alone in my journey. Thank you for writing it.
Joyce Rieschiek, Services Officer, Queensland Department of Child Safety, Seniors & Disability Services