Christine Maigné specializes in supporting victims of moral harassment at work. Most people who come to see her are not sure if they are victims, and need confirmation before starting the work to get out of it.
We would like to highlight Christine's work to allow potential victims of harassment to find the help they need at best, and at least perceive that help is possible. We also want to give everyone and all the information necessary to become allies of victims, and to know how to identify, as a colleague or manager, a harassment situation.
Behind humiliating and hostile words, gestures or attitudes, harassment at work is sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle, but always repeated over time.
It is essential, if you work in a company, to inform yourself about what moral harassment is, for 3 reasons:
As a victim
Identify if you are a victim, and ask for help to get out of it as quickly as possible.
The longer the situation lasts, the greater the hurt caused by the harassment.
It can be difficult to understand yourself that you are a victim of harassment. If you have any doubts, you can call on a person like Christine who can check with you whether it is indeed moral harassment.
As a colleague
Listen if you see that one of your colleagues is the victim of harassment.
Unfortunately, one of the group's reflexes in this case is to model its behavior on the harasser, to try to be seen well or to avoid retaliation.
To get out of this vicious circle as a colleague, it is necessary to learn about the mechanisms at play.
As a potential stalker
You could unwittingly be responsible for harassment yourself.
This can happen if you've been recently promoted and you're lacking in self-confidence and you're compensating, or simply if you realize that you're consistently making colleagues uncomfortable.
Open-mindedness and questioning are necessary.
Different forms of harassment
Harassment can exist in different forms: it can be frontal or it can be insidious. It can take place only in private, or in the company of other people. Moreover, moral harassment can take place in the private sphere, for example in the family. It can be coupled with other types of abuse.
In all cases the victim finds themselves alone, and often feeling ashamed. This situation leaves victims traumatized, and makes them lose all confidence in themselves and their abilities. Coming out of a harassment situation means firstly protecting yourself and catching your breath, then regaining self-confidence.
I contacted Christine on the advice of a friend at a time in my life when I was being harassed at my workplace. After two sick leaves for burnout, I realized that I was a victim. I decided to fight, to have my rights respected. Christine accompanied me step by step to hold on, avoid the traps and above all preserve my moral and physical balance. She helped me get out of this destabilizing phase. I managed to leave the company I was working for at the time and leave with the benefits that were rightfully mine! I am happy to have managed to close this painful chapter of my life and to have surpassed myself.
“Too many people are victims of harassment without being aware of it”
If you know someone close to you who is the victim of harassment and who is not coping, you may have difficulty understanding why this person does not change anything. The victim of harassment is put in an impossible position which blocks them.
She may be afraid of losing her job, her status, and even her self-esteem – even if it is already weakened. So, many victims tend to suffer in silence.
After more than 20 years of international expertise in team management, Christine knows the business world well. For her, the first step to get out of it is to become aware of the situation : “Too many men and women experience harassment in the workplace and are not even aware of it. They think that this situation is a figment of their imagination, question themselves by thinking that the problem comes from them and that they are doing their job badly. They begin to withdraw and isolate themselves. »
When you become aware that you are being harassed, it is important to react quickly. Delaying decision-making out of fear of taking action can lead to dramatic situations. If the victim does not become aware of the situation and is not taken care of, then the situation may recur in another job.
If you know someone or if you yourself are feeling “on edge” and in an emergency situation, there is people who listen to you via SOS Phoenix to help you at any time.
Offers adapted to each situation
Christine offers 3 support offers: Resistance, Emergency and Rebound. Each support is designed for a specific moment in the victim’s journey. Go directly to Christine Maigné’s website to discover her offers: https://www.revelateurdetalentscaches.com.
We wish you an enlightened and hopeful journey, whether as a victim, a loved one of a victim, or a caring ally.
Consider sharing this article or Christine Maigné’s website with someone who might be concerned. You might be doing him a favor, whatever his current relationship with moral harassment.
This article is part of a series of portraits on support professionals, written by Maëlle Beaumont and Amandine Kirion. Discover our project and other portraits by reading our article “Rare gems: highlighting support professionals.”
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