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LEWorkplace bullying rarely looks like yelling.
It looks like “documentation.”
Recap emails after casual conversations.
Formal feedback no one else seems to get.
Corrections in meetings while others are coached in private.
On the surface, it looks professional.
Structured.
Thorough.
Process-driven.
Until you realise you’re the only one with a paper trail forming.
That’s not feedback.
That’s groundwork.
Most people expect bullying to be loud.
The strategic version is quiet.
It hides inside policy.
Inside performance notes.
Inside “alignment.”
By the time you recognise what’s happening, a narrative has already been built.
And you’re reacting to a story that was assembled without you.
Here’s the difference:
Real feedback develops you.
Strategic documentation protects them.
Real coaching happens consistently.
Groundwork appears selectively.
If you feel blindsided in performance conversations, pay attention to patterns:
Are you the only one getting recap emails?
Are your mistakes public while others’ are private?
Is “process” applied unevenly?
Untrained power is loud.
Strategic power is procedural.
And if you don’t recognise it early, you’ll mistake it for professionalism.
Follow for clarity on power, reputation, and politics at work.
Save this in case the pattern becomes obvious later.
Share it with someone who thinks they’re “just being sensitive.”
@leverupwithnina
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