To be yelled at is viewed as aggression (Kruger , 2012:4 ; Rayner et al. , 2002:108 ; Scott-Lennon & Considine , 2008:14). Being threatened by someone , as well as receiving written warnings , as experienced in this study , are described as aggression in the workplace (Scott-Lennon & Considine , 2008:14). Rayner et al. (2002:52) mention that initially the female teachers try to discuss the problem in an effort to solve it. Participants experienced that they are silenced. Scott-Lennon and Considine (2008:14) identify silencing as aggression.