Seeking survival mechanisms for dealing with an openly hostile working environment

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LA?

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yep

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California has some of the best labor laws and worker protections in the country, if it’s really hostile enough to seek survival techniques it might be hostile enough to get a free legal consult over, just an idea!

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I don’t really have any survival tips without knowing what’s going on. All I can tell you is to prioritize your mental health because speaking from personal experience, once that’s damaged it can be a long road to recovery. I ultimately quit working at my toxic agency and it’s been an almost 2 year recovery period. Not sure if I’ll be going back into advertising after that experience.

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Anyone from CBS ET here? The management is so toxic and pathetic. I want to resign without even having a backup offer. Too scared to take such a step owing to financial responsibilities.
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