Also what is the cut off point where you say ok this just isn’t right or normal and leave
What makes a work environment toxic?
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I've worked in a lot of toxic environments. I worked in customer service once for a cable company. We had to fix all the problems in one phone call, and if the customers called back a second time, even if they're cable was out, we would get written up. The employers were horrible to work for. Now the customers, no problem.
I worked for a telemarketing company once. Supervisors favored the employees that gave them drugs. They terminated over 30 people a day, and were always hiring. I manage to keep the job for 3 years after some major ass kissing. As a result of these jobs, I ended up with acid reflux disease, GERD. And I also have generalized anxiety, acute anxiety disorder, a severe panic disorder, and social anxiety. I'm having a harder time working because of this. I black out when someone screams at me, and I can become violent, which I have no recollection of. I'm fin until someone screams in my face.
I have PTSD from years of abuse from my childhood. I think I'm curse too, so maybe that has something to do with it. I've been around more toxic people than decent ones. In a way, I'm glad I'm alone these days. Less trouble with people. Yeah, toxic environments suck!
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In my experience, it's the people who can't stand the job to begin with. Here they are, employed, given what they knew what they were getting in to, agreed to it, and are still working there, all the while give new reason to hate their situation without really getting out there to find a new job.
The incessant complaining is catchy. Some people then feel the need to agree with the employee as some sort of weird peer-pressure thing, because if you seem like a team player, you'll be on the outs with the "negative kids."
From hating the job, leads to disliking the people at the jobsite. Then hating the management whether they're on or off the jobsite. Then finding more personal reasons to dislike these people. The gossip and negativity just breeds more of it, and it's hard to get out of.
Managers recognize this can happen, so they try to make employee appreciation events, or plan holiday events, and each time, the negative people will partake, but badmouth it all. It never seems to help.
Once I went to an all-day cheerleading sort of event that was planned for the staff as sort of a rally to get the employees motivated to feel good about where they work. All the negative nellies (both male and female) just ruined the whole day with their eyerolling and derision.
To me, this is pretty toxic. I can live with office romances and various types of drama, but when people just hate the job, nothing can ever really be enjoyed or improved.
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Rude and obnoxious supervisors/higher ups. Personally, it’s time to go when the job is taking a toll on your health. I was having heart attack symptoms, irregular cycles, and a high stress level while I was at one job. I knew it was time to go then. No job is worth my health and wellness. 🙅🏾♀️
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It isn’t right that the people you work with talk to you in ways that had someone on the street did the same, you could stomp a mud hole in the ass of that someone while on the street.
When your coworkers disrespect you knowing that if you do stomp that mud hole in their ass, you will get terminated, this is a power trip for them and the only time they have control of anything in their lives outside of work. Outside of work, they themselves are bullied or controlled by those they can’t stand up to.
Many times l have been asked, “do you like your job?”, l respond yes. I like the work l do, I just don’t like the people l work with.
Where l put roots down, the work l do, the benefits l receive, the particular retirement plan l am heavily invested in, and will greatly benefit from; l would have to pull up those roots, leave town in order to continue my career and continue getting year’s credited to that particular retirement plan, it isn’t worth making such a drastic change this close to my goal, before l can tell them all to go to hell.
Until then l must endure a few more years of my own toxic/hostile work environment.
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I think most work environments are toxic. To start with you have the company itself that seems to think because you do work for them and they give you a pay check you’re now their slave and they own your life. They are quick to expect unreasonable things all while paying you barely anything. They also make unreasonable demands on your time and expect you to dedicate your life to the company.
Then there’s all the people who exhibit strong narcissistic traits and sociopathic traits…back stabbing everyone and trying to sabotage everyone to further their own careers. Ass kissing the boss. Thats not to mention the entitled people. Work places are full of these Emmy award winners.
Lastly we come to all the lazy millennials in the work place who are typically as I described in the last paragraph. They are Lazy pieces of crap who can’t even tie their shoes.
And you get to be in this environment for a minimum of 40 hours per week.
So in my opinion most work environments are toxic automatically. No further qualifications are required to label most work environments toxic. -
I've had many toxic work environments. I'd say favoritism, bad boss, micro managing, Bullies, No Diplomacy, No Respect, lack of direction, lack of communication. Work friends are not your real friends yet in order to survive the politics you have to "befriend" a few lame ass sheep ass kissers
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I've been self-employed for a bit, but my idea of a toxic workplace is where there is no collaboration on how to solve problems within the business or for a client. More arguing and posturing, than collaboration. it's an environment where some employees may be targeted and bullied or purposely left out of the loop in order to lower their value to the company or the client. If you have additions on what a toxic work environment is, feel free to reply!
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Masculinity (joking 😂). I think toxic work environment is when you're getting tasks you're not supposed to do, when you're fluent in the task and subject area and manager or the boss has no idea and says that something that's impossible or super hard to do is easy to do. Toxic is when your work you spent week on - gets trashed because it's not relevant anymore and the work done is never appreciated. There are lots of things, it's a long list.
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I worked at a place where there was a feeling of paranoia that ran through the place like the flu. People would disappear with no explanation and you always had the feeling that they were monitoring your emails. phone calls and internet usage. I worked there 7 weeks and one day was fired, They never told me why and even admitted that yes, I showed up on time every day and I did everything that they asked me to do.
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Being called racial slurs by minorities. Women projecting past sexist experiences onto others. Foreigners taking their disdain of the country out on domestics.
And…lack of management doing anything about it. In some cases, perpetuating it.
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When diversity overrides ability or even common sense. Meritocracy is what is needed but blacks will be given 3 promotions in 2 years solely in the name of diversity. Then they make big mistakes and people know why they were promoted. Their biggest mistakes is the people that they then hire and the so called business strategy that they go after.
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drama, backstabbing, petty shit. the cut off point is where you dread going to work everyday because of the same lame BS
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When alliances are formed, cheating and lying takes place, and unethical practices are acceptable or expected.
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Bully co workers, rude co workers , bad boss who is engaging in gossip and has favoritism. doesn't accept his own mistake never apologizes. Co workers who exclude you in their activities like no unity and they act like a mean people in highschool.
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Indirect bullying, boss taking sides over popular versus work ethic, hours being cut for no valid reasons, smokers taking extra breaks, affairs happening at work, annual random lay offs, lots of things that are little make a big difference.
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Whatever was my previous job was. That was toxic.
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Gossip, management always trying to find something wrong when there isn't, poor communication, lazy employees, employees that constantly complain about the job, etc..
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A horrible boss, unrealistic expectations, obnoxious colleagues.
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People being really rude and inappropriate I guess
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Gossiping coworkers and bosses which I currently have at my job.
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Lack of accountability, weak leadership, lack of direction, dishonesty, no respect for duty and everyone
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For me racist people and my people that act like coons
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Anything that can be labeled as “abuse”
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Constantly being bothered or having your job threatened over petty shit.
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