I think we often have the school boy or juvenille idea that bullying involved physical violence and are not tuned to the psycho variety. I eventually got the nerve to report my b*s*ard. I had had the training, I had nothng to lose, and I had my union advice.
I had the opportunity to tell his boss with predictable results. Naturally a formal complaint or even an official informal one would have been a PITA all round. The bosses reaction was surprise and 'I have the fullest confidence in xxxx'..
I got the result I wanted however and I was then treated with kid gloves and humanistic respect. I (and a number of my colleagues) never respected x though.
Who says unions, or disinterested impartial advice is not needed. Remember who pays the staff at handbrake house.