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tolerate such behaviours up to Furthermore, victims may worry individuals, such as anxiety,
a certain extent, but the person about the relationship with depression, lower self-esteem,
might lose his or her patience perpetrators of such behaviours distress, and sleeping problems.
at one point. He or she might thinking that “though I suggested Thus, uncivilized work
mentally and psychologically get a good opinion for the upcoming behaviours threaten not only
depressed thinking repeatedly project, non of my supervisor or employee well-being but also
about being a victim and colleagues heard me properly, their spouses and relatives.
accumulate such experience only nasty comments”. Therefore,
to a level where the victim is individuals may take leave Workplace incivility is a prevalent
becoming a perpetrator. without prior approvals leading issue in most organizations that
to an increase in the cost to the creates substantial economic,
Further, employees lose their organization. It is also common physical, psychological, and
time by worrying about such for employees to withhold psychosocial consequences
behaviours. These disruptions essential information pretending for organizations and their
may lead to decreased they do not know about something employees. However, managers
satisfaction, productivity, and when they are embarrassed with are ill-equipped to detect and
quality of the product or service. uncivilized work practices. address uncivilized work practices
Correspondingly, employees may because it tends to be more subtle
cut down their maximum work Being the victims of workplace than harassment or bullying.
efforts while taking more time to incivility, individuals experience However, there are ways to
complete their work tasks leading negative consequences. Such a avoid workplace incivility from
to increased cost and workplace blow could result in psychological organizations, which will be
accidents. and physical harm to the discussed henceforth.

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