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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2022): Autoethnography in online doctoral education

The hammer and the scalpel: A teacher’s experience of workplace bullying

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21428/8c225f6e.f773a305
Submitted
9 August 2026
Published
15-08-2026

Abstract

Through autoethnography, I explore and reflect on my past experiences as a target of workplace bullying in two institutions, a university and language school aimed at adult education. By doing so, this autoethnography’s purpose is to allow me to gain a deeper understanding why bullying takes place. I explore my own personal experiences of being bullied, how I responded to being bullied each time, and how being bullied changed me as a person. Through research and reflection, I found that these negative experiences fostered a spirit of resilience and growth. An outcome of bully marginally explored in the related literature.

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