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Abstract
Human beings are social in nature and their basic need to be accepted in groups, being excluded can be painful and unpleasant. This is especially true in workplace, where the frequency of team works has increased, thereby providing powerful needs to communicate with other colleagues. Consistent with this argument, research has showed that workplace ostracism is related to lower levels of satisfaction and commitment, and higher levels of anxiety, depression, and turnover intention. Workplace ostracism is a type of mistreatment that occurs when someone is made to feel excluded from the group of employees whom he or she works with. Usually as individuals we view workplace exclusion as harmless, but it actually has a significant and lasting negative impact on employee’s well-being, work related attitudes, and actual turnover. The study is undertaken to highlight workplace ostracism among teachers of unaided colleges.