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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Graham Snowdon

How can I help a colleague who is being bullied?

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How should you help a colleague who is being bullied? Photograph: Aiste Miseviciute/Alamy

Work ethics is a fortnightly feature in Guardian Work where a reader submits a workplace dilemma and asks for your help. A selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.

This week's question

A fair bit of practical joking goes on in my office, but in my view one person consistently gets the thick end of the wedge. Someone deliberately disconnected all the wires on his phone and computer recently, loads of his post got hidden in a cupboard another time, and derogatory emails always seem to be flying around behind his back. I feel he is being bullied and want to help him out – how should I approach this?

What are your thoughts?

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