I definitely pay attention to how someone treats others, and if their behavior is not nice, I tend to avoid interacting with them as much as possible.
Unfortunately, sometimes at work, we still have to interact with people who treat others shabbily.
In that case I do my best to make myself a smaller target and/or stay out of their line of fire as much as possible.
In situations that I cannot do that, I get whatever interaction is necessary over with as quickly as possible so I don't have to remain around their negativity far too long.
In more extreme situations (bullying/abuse/discrimination), I won't hesitate to go to HR/EOO/ADA about it, though.
To sum it up with what was once a popular bumper sticker ...
MEAN PEOPLE SUCK!
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