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A Costco worker posted a lengthy rant on Reddit, claiming shoppers are bullying and harassing store employees over the membership card-scanning policy.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2024
But they won’t say so publicly because “some of you, frankly, are bullying and intimidating people,” Rufo said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2023
Ozsu and Adam Leitman Bailey, his lawyer, believe that the air filter and a security camera recently installed in the hallway outside his apartment, trained on his front door, are bullying tactics.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
"It does seem hypocritical that they're an anti-bullying account, but a lot of their followers are bullying people on the platform," Liz said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2021
"Do you know that you are bullying me in the most shameful way, Miss Staunton?"
From A Girl in Ten Thousand by L. T. Meade
