Connections with co-workers can help prevent undermining behaviour, finds study
It happens all the time in the workplace — a colleague is promoted from the cubicle to the office; two co-workers have lunch together every day; or an employee is presented with a reward. The result is envy. And if envious individuals are unable to reduce their feelings, it can lead to undermining social behaviour such as malicious gossip, people giving the silent treatment, information being withheld or work being deliberately slowed down.
