Generally, once you leave high school, you have a lot more choice in when/where you are forced to interact with bullies.

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ryandrake 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The exception being work, where a lot of people seem like they never left high school. Everywhere I've worked had the social totem pole, the cliques, the politics, the in-crowd and out-crowds. One place I worked was almost exactly like the movie Mean Girls. Lots of people just don't grow out of it.

	▲	lmm 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Worst case you can switch jobs. It's not easy, but it's a lot easier than switching schools.

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LtWorf 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Also, bullying in school has no consequences, but outside it might have some.

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squigz 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Bullying in school absolutely has consequences, and they're mostly going to be much farther-reaching than those suffered as an adult - getting messed up psychologically is more impactful as a kid, not to mention any physical toll it takes, or the impact of it on one's education.

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ironSkillet 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think the user means that bullies in school face little consequences, but a bully at work may get called by HR and potentially disciplined.

	▲	squigz 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh fair enough. My apologies Mr Worf. I don't fully agree - plenty of shitty behavior gets ignored (or even encouraged) even in a workplace - but there's definitely some truth here.

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LtWorf 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No consequence for the bully I mean.