Workplace Bullying: Infiltration Of A Detective From Kurtz Detective Agency Hamburg

Bullying Due To Disability

Bullying (in English actually “bullying”) by one’s own environment can lead to a serious psychological burden for those affected. In the workplace in particular, harassment, insults and the spread of defamatory untruths usually result in the victim increasingly withdrawing from relationships with colleagues and thus in social isolation within the workforce. There are many possible reasons for bullying and bossing (bossing = bullying by superiors) – both on the part of the victims and on the part of the perpetrators. In the present case of Kurtz Investigations Hamburg, the client of our detectives, Ms Koslowski, had been struggling since birth with a speech impediment that caused severe stuttering and insecurity in her demeanour.

Psychological Terror In The Workplace

In conversation with our private detectives in Hamburg, Ms Koslowski describes how she has been systematically harassed for several years by individual “colleagues” in her production company, how they gossip about her behind her back and that there is a woman who regularly warns customers in the car park about the “mad” Ms Koslowski. In the meantime, this constant psychological terror has reached proportions that make it absolutely unbearable for Ms Koslowski to go to work and is now also affecting her private life, she reports to Kurtz Detective Agency Hamburg in tears. However, when she goes to her superior and describes the situation, he simply dismisses it, saying that nothing can be done without evidence. This is now the reason why Ms Koslowski turns to our detectives in Hamburg. The investigators quickly agree: what is needed here is an infiltration into the company, in which one of our detectives is employed by Ms Koslowski’s employer, mingles with the workforce and documents the verbal assaults against our client or can later testify to them.

Search For A Suitable Detective | Creation Of A Cover Story

In order to be considered for the relevant department at all, a detective must be found whose curriculum vitae and qualifications correspond to this working environment. As this is a low-paid position under a collective agreement, the problem is that most private detectives at Kurtz Investigations Hamburg are overqualified and an application for this position would therefore raise questions. Ultimately, we are indeed unable to find a suitable detective for this task within our own ranks, which is why we make a change of plan: if no suitable detective is available, a credible cover story must be created under which the application is plausible.

 

This cover story is based on the fact that our oldest Hamburg private investigator (64) receives a partial pension and that his mother, who is in need of care, lives in the immediate vicinity of the company in question, which is located somewhat outside Hamburg. The daily journey from Hamburg to his mother and back has become too time-consuming for him, which is why he has moved in with his mother, who needs his help especially in the mornings and evenings but is cared for by a nursing service at midday. In order not to waste his time during the day, he is looking for a job in the same town. As there are not many employers there, it is only logical that he applies to the target company. There, our experienced detective from Hamburg is assured that he will initially be taken on as a temporary worker as soon as there is a need. However, he may have to wait several weeks to months.

An Eager Colleague Provides An Introduction To Bullying

After almost two months, the call from the target company finally comes with the information that our detective can start work there as a temporary employee in two days’ time. The assignment is initially limited to six days and thus covers exactly the period that our private detectives in Hamburg had considered tactically appropriate from the outset and which is within Ms Koslowski’s budget. Accordingly, our corporate investigator equips himself with the necessary work clothing and reports for duty punctually at the target company.

 

At first, he is met with a certain degree of scepticism from his colleagues, but during the lunch break one of the employees “takes him under his wing”, who, according to Ms Koslowski’s description, is said to be among the worst perpetrators of bullying. This man puts our Hamburg detective through his paces, so to speak. As the investigator knows his cover story inside out, the persistent questioning poses no problem for him. During a short tour of the department, the private detective from Kurtz Detective Agency Hamburg is also introduced to the colleagues. He greets everyone politely with a handshake; however, when it comes to our client, the guide warns him that she is “the mad Koslowski”. She smells terribly and never washes, which is why he should under no circumstances shake her hand.

In the following days, the shocking picture described by Ms Koslowski becomes apparent: constant defamation behind her back, mocking imitation of her stutter, insults directed straight at her face, sometimes also pushing and shoving (of course always “by accident”), as well as pranks such as the nightly storage of perishable production waste in Ms Koslowski’s locker so that she will have an unpleasant surprise the next morning. The entire workforce of the department takes part in this collective bullying; some hold back more than others and some give the impression that they themselves feel sorry and participate due to peer pressure, but ultimately everyone is involved. For tactical reasons, our Hamburg private detective must also join in this bullying to a limited extent in order not to be excluded. After four days, he has gained a comprehensive picture of the situation and has produced more than sufficient documentation of the bullying incidents, which is why the assignment is ended at the end of the shift with regard to Ms Koslowski’s budget.

 

As a result, Ms Koslowski now has the evidence required by her superior in order to enforce her rights, at least initially within the company. Her negotiating position is therefore strong. She has not yet made a final decision regarding claims for damages under civil law or the filing of criminal charges.

For reasons of discretion as well as the protection of the personal rights of clients and target persons, all names and locations in this case report have been changed beyond recognition.

 

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