In earlier posts I have written about the culture of bullying prevalent in some departments during the years I worked for my former employer. My own experience was that after some years of working there to everyone’s satisfaction, I was bullied by a line manager. When I asked to be put on a different team, it took a year before I was offered a move. [I understand that there had been a number of previous complaints of bullying against this line manager so management should have been aware of the issues.]