Ongoing impact of harassment/bullying Nearly two thirds (63%) experience some kind of ongoing impact of the harassment or bullying. Ongoing mental or physical health impacts (37%), lower self-confidence (25%), and job impacts (33%) including leaving the job or the industry, top the list. ONGOING IMPACT 37 Impacted mental or physical health (Nett)** 24 Continued to feel anxious I continued to have trouble with sleeping or eating (including overeating) 31 12 24 10 It affected my physical health I continued to drink more alcohol or take more drugs 4 Took extended sick leave (over 10 days) 2 4 1 2 I continued to self-harm 45 15 Continued to feel depressed 23 8 33 Impacted career/work (Nett)*** 14 Resigned from my job 11 Left the industry It continued to affect my job or career prospects 7 Continued to find it hard to perform my job 7 5 Continued to find it difficult to get another job My work colleagues continued to ignore me or treat me poorly I was continually labelled a ‘troublemaker’ 20 12 12 8 3 6 3 5 25 12 Impacted personal relationships/homelife (Nett) 9 It affected my homelife It continued to affect my relationships, e.g. with partner/ family/ whānau/ friends Am stronger/more resilient/have got thicker skin**** Ongoing negative feelings* Other 6 Prefer not to answer Any negative impact 43 22 18 11 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 There were no ongoing effects Unsure 51 23 Continued to have lower confidence in myself Greater resilience (Nett) 64 9 6 3 1 1 30 63% of those impacted by the harassment/ bullying experienced at least one of these impacts in an ongoing way Large or extremely negative impact *Continued negative feelings include: continued to feel angry; continued to feel frustrated; feel uncomfortable (<1%)**Includes: Continue to have PTSD; Always in my mind/that it might happen again (<1%)***Includes: I was made redundant; Continued to ignore/avoid that person; Am more cautious in certain environments; I feel negative about my job/less enthusiastic (<1%)****Includes: Feel more confident/assertive/can stand up for myself; Made me more aware/realise I don’t want this to happen again/to others; Have improved/changed my views with professional help (<1%) Base: Respondents who were impacted by sexual harassment, racial harassment, or bullying in the workplace – any impact (1,513), large or extremely negative impact (512) Q33b How, if at all, has your experience of the difficult situation affected you in an ongoing way? KANTAR PUBLIC 2022 49