内容摘要：Alfred Benja, left, operations officer, mixes floor paste as Noeline Mutesi, sales and marketing manager, looks on while in the workshop at EarthEnable, where they make a clay-based earthen floor on May 17, 2025, in Jinja, Uganda. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

Alfred Benja, left, operations officer, mixes floor paste as Noeline Mutesi, sales and marketing manager, looks on while in the workshop at EarthEnable, where they make a clay-based earthen floor on May 17, 2025, in Jinja, Uganda. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

Shakira attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Anok Yai attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Anok Yai attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Doja Cat attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Doja Cat attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Teyana Taylor attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Teyana Taylor attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Dua Lipa attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Dua Lipa attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)But that doesn’t always happen, leaving the reporting party in close proximity with the person they reported. “In the real world, you may realize they are unlikely to go anywhere, and it’s you who has to go somewhere,” Tosti-Kharas said.

In extreme situations, it’s best to look for another job, she said.If an inspector found radon in your house, “you wouldn’t say, ‘Let me try to work with the radon,’ or ‘How can I keep it there but maybe lessen the effects?’” she said. “You would get the toxin out of the situation or you would get yourself out of the situation.”

Most people can’t afford to leave their jobs without another one lined up. Carving out time to apply for different jobs is difficult when you feel under assault but also is empowering and may lead to a better situation.“If somebody gives you an impression that you’re not able to leave this job, that’s just not true,” Grouette said. “Those sorts of people don’t have the reach or respect that they claim to have, because if they’re volatile to you, they’re volatile to others.”