Verbal abuse in the workplace

Just recently I've become a witness, not victim, but witness to what verbal abuse is in a work environment. It's not something that should be tolerated and or accepted. We are all adults and should know how to behave in a professional environment. If that person doesn't have the capability of acting like a professional then perhaps he/she should apply at a nearby mortuary - because honestly the dead can only tolerate douchebags like this.

The reason I can call myself a witness and not a victim, is because I stood up for myself. If you know me personally, or are a frequent reader of my blogs then you've become familiar with the type of person that I am - I don't take shit from anybody and won't stand for this type of abuse. So, It's important to separate yourself from this type of situation, because there simply isn't any reasoning with these type of people. The abusers usually share a common trait - they were abused as children and feel the need to be in control. As an added bonus my abuser had S.M.S - short man syndrome. Short Man Syndrome is a disease that infects their mind, body and soul into believing that they are never wrong, better than you, have bad tempers, can be narcissistic, and they think that they are the best goddamn thing since the Hershey bar. In short they are delusional. Most of my verbal abuse occurred on a one-on-one basis so that there weren't any witnesses to what was experienced. It was an odd situation to be in, an unfamiliar territory. I started to actually believe what I perceived as verbal abuse for something else - "maybe he was having a bad day." I then started to feel bad for possibly over-reacting and contemplated adjusting how I perform my job to avoid another outburst. This feeling lasted about 10 seconds before my inner-ghetto and strength kicked in.

I did what every woman or man should do if in this situation - confront the bastard.
Confront the person by telling him, not asking him, but telling him to stop because that type of behavior will not be tolerated. A line needs to be drawn and stressed that it has been crossed. One of two things will happen: he will either try really hard to get you fired or will struggle with the fact that he's lost control and back off. My point for bringing attention to this is to urge anyone reading this that may be in a similar situation, to stand up for yourself. You deserve to be respected.