when a boss criticizes a subordinate regularly , what psychological harm is done in the short and long term?

Answer 1

It depends how sensitive the employee is, what outlets the employee has to express frustration, and what the criticism is about. There is a lot of research on this...

The employee will harbor anger and hostility... perform worse generally speaking, and eventually get burned out and quit if s/he can financially afford to do so.

Psychological harm depends on how much power and control the person has over you, how you perceive the person, how you internalize what they say, and the types of criticism given. Not all people are equally harmed by criticism. The people at most risk for depression and anxiety (and worsening of these conditions) are those who had critical parents.

Answer 2

The immediate effect is loss of confidence on whatever the person is task to do. In the long term, the person can lose self-esteem. A boss that criticizes a subordinate regularly does not deserve to be a boss. The subordinate should deal with this problem immediately as this situation is not realized easily until it has taken a serious effect.

Answer 3

Well depends on the criticism. Is it positive or negative? Is it really true or just based on the boss' own feeling toward the employee? Is it enforce with advice on what the boss expects? How to improve?

Ofcourse the employee deep down inside knows if the criticism is based on bias or not. If you criticize, do you offer solid proof or just basing it on pass mistake? When you offer advise on how to improve or tell him what you expect? Do you the boss actually come back with a biting remark or even hint your not willing to see that the employee is going to accomplish and do your tips.

If these are what the boss do? More or else expect loyalty to drop. Expect the employee to be demotivated, loose self-esteem. And efficiency to drop in the period of time rather than improve.

You do not give advice that are too broad like I want you to be better next time? Or be faster next? Or simply the way you design? If your going to look these are all relative? Relative in a sense that someone who might perform worse than that employee maybe to the boss doing well, while no matter what the employee does he/she is will always be in error.

You do not say ok next time I expect you to accomplish this. And a minute or a day later say sarcastically things like I didn't know you can compute? Are you really a graduate of ... ? Or you start holding back things for him/her to do then a few days, weeks, months out of the blue comes something to do with an unusual schedule? While not doing anythings keeps giving biting remarks?

If the boss did these well you would loose the employee by quitting or because he/she will be tardy, irreponsible or inefficient already.

Answer 4

This is called harrassment.
One notice is OK, second notice becomes serious, and third notice means : Go home...
But the boss is not allowed to keep an employee for a long time and to regularily criticize him without a professional mistake behind the criticism.
Th employee should ask for a professional reason, otherwise it is personal and this can be serious prejudice. You can take an employer to court for this if it has been lasting for a long time witohut a written notice(s).

Answer 5

he feels bad,sometimes commits suicide due to this