Harassment is when someone influences your behaviour by frightening you, by threatening negative consequences. Harassment can be physical, when someone's 'comfort zone' is crossed or threatened. For example, one form of this is when someone literally drives you into a corner and verbally threatens you. Intimidation can also take a verbal form. It manifests itself, for example, in blackmail, manipulation or when someone pressures you. Unfortunately, both forms of harassment occur in the workplace.
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