For many in B.C., it seems, being an honest employer has never been harder.

B.C.’s workplaces are set to ­become even more diverse as businesses scramble to fill the holes left by retiring baby boomers. but without careful management, rapidly changing workplace demographics can be a recipe for an increase in an alarming form of group ­bullying: Meet the ugly Trend of mobbing

From Dilbert in the funny pages to TV’s The Office, we love to poke fun at cringe-worthy bosses. But in real life, these jerks are no laughing matter. Why do corner-office boneheads feel the need to bolster their own self-esteem by
frustrating or intimidating the rest of us? We offer some insight into the bad-boss psyche and tips on how to survive the experience – with your career intact