I think I can predict your answer to this, Maha, but are you absolutely certain that he was aware that he was bullying you? Bullying is sometimes more the case of impact rather than intent. You felt bullied (of course I don’t doubt that) but it might be worth trying to establish if he *meant* to bully you or if he’d wriggle on a fork tine labelled ‘being forthright’, ‘stating my opinion’, etc. Just a thought.

I was bullied once (not recently). So was a colleague of mine. We we were both men in our thirties and we were bullied by an older woman in the workplace. We both won substantial financial damages… but it meant we couldn’t work there anymore. Or at least, I couldn’t (I can’t speak for my colleague). It was horrible but it needed to be done. I had a Union Rep to negotiate a deal that felt increasingly surreal the further into the discussions we travelled.

Thoughts are with you. A difficult situation. But I’d make sure (if I were you) that management is aware; that you keep it all written down (the bullying diary); that he is aware that you have his comments on the record.