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Workplace Aggression

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Logically enough workplace aggression is specifically aggression that occurs in the workplace. It is commonly found within a toxic workplace and can include a variety of unpleasant behaviours. These can range from verbal, (insulting people, spreading rumours, telling lies or maliciously instituting grievance procedures), to physical attacks (pushing, slapping, punching or attacking with a weapon). It’s the sort of behaviour which, if it was carried out on the street would, in many cases result in arrest by the police or prosecution in the Civil Courts.
Workplace aggression is a symptom of a toxic workplace.

Workplace Cyber-aggression 

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Workplace cyber-aggression takes place through emails or text messages which are intended to threaten or intimidate. They may also be emails or texts which have offensive content such as sexist or racist material or expressions of religious hatred or homophobia. What is different about this form of aggression, compared to more traditional forms, is that it is not limited to work colleagues but can come from people outside the organisation, or even in the form of spam.

The phenomenon of cyber aggression seems to have originated with teenagers who have grown up with the internet and electronic communication. They have brought this familiarity with them into the workplace and do not appreciate that this workplace cyber-aggression is just as hurtful as any other sort of aggression.

Workplace cyber-aggression is often the result of individuals within the workplace being offended, upset or feeling threatened by problems within the workplace and who resort to this form of virtual communication as a means of retaliation. This action, directed at a person or persons within the organisation, is frequently referred to as flaming. Along with workplace bullying and workplace aggression, workplace cyber aggression can be a symptom of a toxic workplace.
If workplace cyber-aggression is endemic in your workplace, find a new job.

Cyber Aggression 

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Cyber aggression is aggression between individuals that occurs online, usually a one-off occurrence or at most happens only occasionally. Interestingly, when it happens, the aggressor has no power over the target of the aggression or there is no intention to cause harm or distress to the target of the aggression, which possibly explains the frequently heard advice “Don’t tweet when you’re pissed.”
In some cases, however, cyber aggression is rather more sinister, when an individual used an online relationship to deliberately intimidate, emotionally harm, manipulate or exercise power over another person when online.
Cyber aggression is becoming more frequent as more people go online, could this be another form of culture clash, or is it just because some people are nasty, shitty bastards?
Cyber Aggression by AKACroatalin August 17, 2016

cute aggression 

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The term used to define something that is so cute you want to squeeze it.
Halle: Those kittens are so cute I just wanna squeeze them!!!
Jai: I think you may have cute aggression.
cute aggression by H-Swizzle February 11, 2014

Unchecked Aggression 

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This is when an individual exhibits irritability for a rational reason, but is unable to convey that their “aggression” is warranted to those in the vicinity, so it goes “unchecked”.

Someone with unchecked aggression is not necessarily dangerous, just misunderstood in the moment.
*man on street yelling and throwing fits in air from frustration due to a problem at work or home*

*beat cop walking on street witnesses act*

Cop: “hey sir, calm down”

Man on street: “FUCK, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS”

Cop: *uses radio*

“yeah dispatch, im gonna need backup squad cars and a K9 unit. We have an individual displaying unchecked aggression”

*Cop fires 6 warning shots into the chest of the man on the street*

Cop: “stop resisting!”

Bystander #1: “Wow. I’m glad that man is no longer alive. He was scary.”

Bystander #2: “ARE YOU KIDDING?! YOU SHOT HIM???? HE WASNT DOINT ANYTHING WRONG”

Aggression

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The collective noun for a group of lesbians
There was an aggression of lesbians approaching
Aggression by Weasel79 July 9, 2021
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Overstand 

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To understand a topic or statement to the highest extent.
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minimap 

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Dotard 

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That dotard is going to get us all blown up, if he doesn't calm down .
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Chancla

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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
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Successful strivers:
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- Harold Koh
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