I know a lot of people who are clueless on how to deal with such situations. The person yelling could be an employer, a colleague, a friend or a family member but the thing which makes it more uncomfortable is when the person is your boss.
The reasons why someone gets into such situation
- Misunderstanding the expectations of boss
- Lacking subject knowledge
- Missing a deadline genuinely/carelessness
- By nature the boss being an aggressive person
- Boss's bad mood being carried away
- ....the list goes on
The reasons why such situations become stressful- Fear of career within and outside the company being at stake
- Fear of not getting proper appraisals/promotion
- Current financial dependencies
- Location dependencies
- Ashamed of being yelled/abused in public
- Comparison with colleagues [who you dont consider competitive enough]
- High regards for the boss [ you just cant digest a disparaging comment from him]
Consequences
- You don't enjoy coming to office
- Lose focus/interest on job
- Lose confidence on abilities to perform the job
- Creativity is severely hampered
- Become overly submissive
- Mental and Physical health deteriorates
- Personal life gets disturbed [scared to take leaves/permission for personal works]
