The term harassment has always been the definition of torture, irritation by subtlety and bullying through any means, whether through a physical, social or mental attack. Harassment is one form of torture that is often done because it is hard to detect and distinguish from just plain teasing. But it is a phenomenon that every employee should be aware of, because it is an everyday activity.

All employees have the right to protection from any form of harassment inside the office. It is quite illegal and both unethical to harass an employee or any group without any valid cause. And even so, the dirty tactics used by harassment are cause for human rights violation already. Employees and employers both have no right to harass each other even in the context of equality or fair play. There is nothing fair about harassing someone.

Harassment usually comes in the form of verbal abuse and physical conduct that is both unacceptable and unethical even in loose terms. This includes defamation of any degree, purely because of a factored hostility that stems from the person's status, race, religion, age, handicap, or any physical or mental difference deemed different from the norm.

Harassment becomes a work deterrent when these attacks now cause the employee to suffer and affect his or her work performance. Harassment has its own purposes after all, with the number one effect of making the victim's work experience very uncomfortable during work hours. Whether it affects work performance, the work environment the target is entering to, or preventing and impeding work promotion and such, harassment should be noted and prevented.

America is probably one of the most diverse nations in the world. Various multi-ethnic employees work under the same office and under the same roof. With this multi-ethnic environment, there is always the high chance of harassment happening in the closed doors of the office.