William supervises seven advertising agents.He holds monthly staff meetings in which he briefs the agents on upcoming projects and seeks verbal status reports on ongoing projects.He also solicits creative ideas from his staff at these meetings.Every time Jessica who has blonde hair),the newest member of the staff,offers an opinion or an idea,he makes fun of what she has said.He frequently comments on how dumb she is and says he doesn't understand how she got her job.He sometimes makes "dumb blonde" jokes at her expense.This is an example of .

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This scenario is an example of abusive supervision, where a supervisor mistreats or belittles an employee, often through verbal abuse or demeaning comments.

William Supervises Seven Advertising Agents