Some of us are happy with the work we have and are happy or even love what we do. Some of us are unhappy with our work and get frustrated the more we perform at work. Whether you like your job or not, you work primarily for pay. When conditions at work are so stressful that you have a hard time working for your paycheck, you may want to consider the situation in your work environment.

In some cases, employees are victims of conspiracies in the workplace. It may sound like something out of a workplace drama series, but it is a common impediment to progress and ultimately a very unprofessional practice in the workplace.

We can pretend that drama doesn’t exist at work, but the truth is that work is run by people. It’s part of the human condition to play favorites and disrespect others. When this type of unprofessionalism arises in an employer or employee, there is a strong possibility that they will try to gather additional employees from their side to secretly demonstrate against another employee. This is a conspiracy.

Bullying

A conspiracy against an employee is almost always used for harassment. Harassment is any conduct that makes the victim feel unsafe, threatened, persecuted, or distressed. When an employer brings together employees to play a damaging role against an employee, he or she has a personal dispute against that individual. This can be due to race, religion, gender, appearance, or anything you don’t like about that person.

Harassment is used as a tool to point someone out and make them feel unwanted or embarrassed in the workplace. An employee may feel that they are performing poorly at work and that their opinions are not valuable.

Coercion

Most people who would like to see someone leave the workplace who know there is no good reason to fire them will force the employee to resign through the use of conspiracy. If someone starts to feel an incredible amount of stress at work and it is unwanted, they will most likely quit. This is one of the main goals that employers and employees try to achieve when they conspire against an employee.

For additional resources on workplace conspiracy and the legal avenues available to victims, contact the Houston employment attorneys at Ross Law Group.