Surviving A Toxic Workplace

My boss has been in the hospital and is still sending me emails checking up on things. I honestly don’t understand how some people cannot disconnect, even from the hospital.

Why do some companies obsess over “culture fit” when hiring, but their culture is just… constant burnout and micromanagement?

Has “culture fit” ever felt like code for “we only hire people who won’t qu… more

Is it weird that my job has made me afraid of compliments? Every time my boss praises me—“You’re doing such a great job!”—it’s like a red flag. Within hours, I’m handed extra work, asked to fix someon… more

Why do all manager appears to have a “favorite”?
Like if I do something wrong it gets addressed. This other individual can do the same. No consequences or nothing. Not even an acknowledgement of wrong… more

How do you deal with leadership who claim they want feedback but clearly don’t? At my job, we had an anonymous “safe space” to share honest input—so I brought up how team morale was suffering under un… more

How should you handle a semi harassment at work! I swear every time I look over my shoulder or something this same person is near me, looking at me or bumping into me.

Am I over exaggerating?

Maybe it’s the stres… more

If your employer begins to hire outside the country more than inside the country should you be scared of losing your job? Should you be scared of this because outside workers will do the same work fo… more

Does anyone know where all the claim analyst are going? The ones at my job are dropping like flies and I really find it scary honestly.

How do you cope? Story time.. not all days are bad and not all are good! Healing from the trauma of a terrible toxic environment is like grief, comes in waves! The part that’s hardest for me is what m… more

Starting to think some workplaces prefer clueless overqualified managers they’re easier to control and won’t rock the boat. Meanwhile, smart, experienced staff get sidelined for “not being a team player.”
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You’ve planned and counted down to that last day at the job. What was your first thought on your last day?

I’ve worked places where being the last to leave somehow made you look more dedicated, even if you barely did anything all day. Meanwhile, the person who got all their work done on time got questioned for “leavin… more

What's a TV series with the most accurate portrayal of a toxic environment? For me, its the show This Is Going to Hurt. The lack of information they gave the new worker, Shruti, really reminded me… more

What do you guys think is the biggest indicator that a workplace will be toxic. Mine is lack of training and instead "learning on the job". In the more simple jobs, its possible to do this, … more

Earlier this year, I left a very toxic manager. Fortunately, I was able to get promoted and leave to a different department. However, my coworkers on my old team are reaching out to me telling me how … more

Anyone else feel like being quietly competent works against you in a toxic workplace? I show up, get things done, don’t cause drama—and somehow that makes me less visible than the loud, mediocre perfo… more

Has anyone ever quit without a backup plan because a workplace was unbearable? Just left with or without the advance notice.

Have you ever been part of a culture that’s heavily fractured and/or clique based? Example: When you’re on a call and you (or someone) speaks — certain individuals purposely ignore and or don’t respond/engage? Ev… more

What do you guys do about colleagues that act as though they're so much better/smarter than everyone?
It's not too consequential as its not a manager but when people act this way it genuinely really … more

Does anyone actually kind of enjoy workplace gossip?
As long as I'm not directly involved, I absolutely love it. I love being the person at work that people can vent to about other coworkers. Of course … more

Yesterday, we were trying to work through an issue via email. There was like 6 people on the email. Then someone removes me from the thread and says to our director, “can you please remind the manager… more

Ar Robert Half, the recruiters in the Finance department would interview sexy women (with no qualifications) as candidates just so they can parade them around the office for the other male recruiters to oogle at … more

Why are employees expected to be “family” but never treated like it? If we’re really a “family,” why do I feel guilty taking PTO, scared to ask for a raise, and completely unable to be honest without … more

I know toxic jobs affect all of us in different ways. Did your toxic job affect your confidence or career growth? How did you rebuild?

Does your workplace experience ever remind you of school sometimes?
Stressful, fast paced workplaces remind me of how I felt during exams season.
Some people still act all cliquey like they're still at s… more

My manager used to schedule “quick catch-ups” five minutes before my shift ended. Every. Single. Day. It was never quick, and I’d end up staying late unpaid. The worst part? They’d say, “I appreciate your flexibi… more

Currently at Atlassian ‘25 and finding myself in a unique situation.

Never have I been micromanaged to such an absurd degree by any organization. The bosses minion continues to smother and control my location and… more

With the economy the way it is, would you take a new job in the tech industry? (e.g. Amazon, Apple, Google) Why or why not? I really want to leave my job for a place with better culture, but is tech t… more

At Robert Half, everyone hated the misogynist racist boss. So, the whole floor made a pact to pass gas in his office every single time anyone went in there. This went on for months. This boss (named T… more

Has anyone else ever used sick days just for mental health recovery from work? I’ve started calling out about once a month—not because I’m physically sick, but because I’m completely drained. The cons… more

Had a dream I got laid off. The possibility of lay offs is really stressing me. Obviously I can’t control if that happens, but does any one have tips for what to do if you might be anticipating to be … more

I need advice... I voluntarily spoke with my manager 2 weeks ago to drop from FT to PT to care for a family member. She agreed to my face. FF to this week, she tells me i’m still on 4 days when I was … more

How did you prepare to leave your toxic job financially? Sometimes making the move is easy if finances are right but when they’re not, what do you do?

I once had a coworker who set random timers to remind them to switch between tabs and look busy. At first I thought it was strange, then I realised nearly everyone had their own little survival tactic to get thro… more

Anyone else struggle to connect with coworkers because of class differences? I grew up poor and some of the comments I hear at work baffle me. Like mocking people who use public transit or criticizing… more

Is there ever a situation which would make it appropriate to terminate someone in a public space?

Someone from my old toxic workplace joined my team and in our introductions we realized we both worked there at the same time. We swapped horror stories later on and we had this moment of shared relie… more

The Arlington, located in Naples,fl.Don't waste your time with this place.All ads they post are fake. I'd gotten called 12 times to interview for a position.I finally interviewed after a coup… more

I once got told in a performance review that I was “too quiet” and didn’t speak up enough in meetings—by the same manager who constantly talked over me every time I tried. I left that meeting feeling … more