Surviving Bully Culture: A Career Spent Navigating Workplace Bullying and a Guide for Healing Kindle Edition

“Anyone who’s had a bad job will find Regal’s saga fascinating. [Surviving Bully Culture is] an appalling—and often hilarious—account of terrible behavior in an infernally high-pressure industry.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)You don't have to get beaten up to get beaten down.Andrew Regal spent decades working his way up in the high-stakes landscape of television news. He was often deflated, downtrodden, and defeated during the time of his most acute workplace trauma, which left him anxiety-ridden, alone,ashamed, sleepless, and contemplating suicide. Despite this, readers will find Regal humorous, sympathetic, resilient, and relatable. He is uniquely qualified to aid those who, like him, have suffered while trying to be the best possible employees.Victims of bullying are some of the most loyal, productive, and well-liked employees, and often, because of these qualities, they are more likely to be targeted. Until now, this issue has remained behind corner office doors, leaving targets alone, ashamed, despondent, and often out of a job. Regal provides a sense of purpose—a belief that we can build a future where bullying is no longer tolerated in the office. Surviving Bully Culture will catalyze change, igniting a conversation that reverberates far beyond the pages of Regal’s book.In this work, readers will learn from management thought leaders, psychiatrists, psychologists, and legal scholars about why bosses menace their employees and how to limit harm. Regal provides the latest research data, examining why, how often, and toward how many workplace aggression occurs.This coming-of-age journey explores:The characters Regal metThe bold-faced names he encounteredThe women he lovedThe captivating and celebrated news stories he coveredThe mean-spirited, uncaring bullies he survivedAnd the abject failures he tried to overcome.Surviving Bully Culture emerges as a rallying cry for change. Regal unveils a path forward, challenging readers to embrace the transformative power of authenticity and self-compassion. Read more