An employee is discussing how they cope with workplace stress. Their statement is shown below:
'Whenever my supervisor at the laboratory blames me for a ruined chemical sample, I stay completely quiet. But as soon as I leave the lab, I walk down the corridor and aggressively kick a vending machine.'
Identify and explain the defence mechanism being used by the employee.
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