Forms of microaggressions included not getting credit for work done, favouritism of other employees and sarcasm, while misspelling or mispronouncing employees’ names and exclusionary comments about ages, working patterns, personal life and physical and mental health were all cited among the list of negative behaviours people had faced in the workplace.

But what is this doing to the mental wellbeing of people at work? Well, more than one in seven of those surveyed said these microaggressions left them feeling like they were unable to be their whole self at work. “A big part of feeling you belong, is feeling known, respected and valued,” says Dr Melissa Carr, director of the World of Work Institute (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) at Henley Business School. “Microaggressions and discrimination can considerably undermine people’s sense of psychological safety and wellbeing at work, and it’s concerning to see how common these instances are in the UK.”

There were noticeable differences among people’s experiences shown in the research. The 18-34 age group were the highest to note discriminatory behaviour from managers, with 66% saying they’d experienced this, compared to 38% of 45-64 year olds. As well as this, while almost half of white British employees had experienced this type of action from managers, the percentage drastically increased for Asian or Asian British employees (57%) and even more so for Black or Black British employees (72%).

1 in 3 of us experience discriminatory behaviour and microaggressions at work, according to new research