Spurk and colleagues collected surveys from a large sample of advancement of assholes in the workplace working German adults between the ages of 25 and The bully has since been promoted within the company but will not be at my office. Worst-case scenario, consider transferring to a different department or looking for a different job. Ironically, one of the things we do at my organisation is advise other offices on how best to deal with bullying The key is professionalism and a reliable level of consistency. We have several union members which bully other union members to do certain jobs which are assigned to everyone, but are highly undesirable. Usually because they are jealous of you or because they feel like you are competition that is likely to win. Social Psychological and Advancement of assholes in the workplace Science.