Anonymous
09/21/2023 17:27
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
When a boss feels threatened by those working for her and, consequently, puts them down, yells at them, bullies them.
Anonymous
09/21/2023 17:26
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
These are good.
Gaslighting, constant change of direction (and no, you were not informed of flavor of the hour), teams fighting for resources, bullying, nasty name calling in meetings, C-suite yelling at teams telling them they are (insert curse words here). Lying, job description doesn’t match responsibility, lots of shiny new objects that lose their luster in a few weeks, long hours with no reward…
Gaslighting, constant change of direction (and no, you were not informed of flavor of the hour), teams fighting for resources, bullying, nasty name calling in meetings, C-suite yelling at teams telling them they are (insert curse words here). Lying, job description doesn’t match responsibility, lots of shiny new objects that lose their luster in a few weeks, long hours with no reward…
Anonymous
09/21/2023 17:21
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
People hoard information like it's power
Anonymous
09/21/2023 17:15
Subject: Re:What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
Rampant nepotism, like in the flag ranks of the military.
Anonymous
09/21/2023 17:13
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
Located in Chernobyl
Anonymous
09/21/2023 17:06
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
Admin running the place - common in government agencies.
Anonymous
09/21/2023 15:17
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
Anonymous wrote:Relevant malefactors are referred to only in pronouns. ie group of staff will be discussing a possible action and someone will say "She's not going to like this" or "We have to get her to approve this" or "Who is going to send it to her for approval?"--without any name being mentioned, everyone knows it is the toxic boss being discussed.
CYA maneuvers are prominent
Groups and processes that theoretically exist to discuss/perform/allocate certain tasks are token entities; real decisions about those tasks are made elsewhere.
Yesss
Anonymous
09/21/2023 15:17
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
Anonymous wrote:“We’re a family here”
This. Whew. My own family drama is enough thanks.
Anonymous
09/21/2023 14:31
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
Anonymous wrote:If the majority of staff has been there no more than 1-2 years (sign of high turnover), or 15+ years (sign of lots of folks being stuck in their ways, "that's the way we've always done it.")
I’m in a workplace with two camps: one high turnover, one long-timers. It’s rare (from what I’ve seen), for people to work 3-7 years and then move on. The younger/more ambitious people move on quickly and the people looking for stability hang on for dear life.
Anonymous
09/21/2023 14:29
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
“We’re a family here”
Anonymous
09/21/2023 14:29
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
If the majority of staff has been there no more than 1-2 years (sign of high turnover), or 15+ years (sign of lots of folks being stuck in their ways, "that's the way we've always done it.")
Anonymous
09/21/2023 13:46
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
Relevant malefactors are referred to only in pronouns. ie group of staff will be discussing a possible action and someone will say "She's not going to like this" or "We have to get her to approve this" or "Who is going to send it to her for approval?"--without any name being mentioned, everyone knows it is the toxic boss being discussed.
CYA maneuvers are prominent
Groups and processes that theoretically exist to discuss/perform/allocate certain tasks are token entities; real decisions about those tasks are made elsewhere.
CYA maneuvers are prominent
Groups and processes that theoretically exist to discuss/perform/allocate certain tasks are token entities; real decisions about those tasks are made elsewhere.
Anonymous
09/21/2023 13:41
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
Gossiping, passing the buck, blaming people for your work deficiencies, setting up people to fail, top down management style
Anonymous
09/21/2023 13:24
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
There’s a sing out front that says Superfund site.
Anonymous
09/21/2023 13:21
Subject: What Are Signs of a Toxic Workplace?
I think I'm in one now.