Nine Signs of a Toxic Work Place

This video outline nine different signs that a workplace is toxic. Signs including constant criticism, micro managing, workplace cliques, poor communication and ostracising. This can lead to demotivated staff. Also looking at some of the affects of workplace bullying and harassment on someone's mental health and work life balance.

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[DarrenFMagee]

Please feel free to suggest any topics you might like me to cover in future videos.

[suesanders]

A boss using ANOTHER employee to do harassing behavior towards a BETTER WORKER while PRAISING a worker with LESS DESIRABLE work ethics. "SHIELDING themself from their toxic LEADERSHIP ( or lack of leadership ).

[izawaniek]

You have described it extremely well Darren. This is exactly what a toxic work place looks like. And it is Absolutely true that people leave not the workplace but the bad bosses and toxic work colleagues. Plain and simple. Thank you.

[Tricera-yred]

I worked for years in a very toxic workplace. It has been less than a year since I left and I am still processing and trying to make sense of what happened. I grew up in a dysfunctional family and was used to tolerating and making excuses for bad behavior. That is one of the reasons why I stayed at that terrible workplace for so long. This video is very validating of my experiences. Thank you!

[josiah]

I had a manager who always said, "People don't leave jobs, they leave managers." When I gave him my notice, he never even bothered to respond. Hypocrite.

[n.m.]

Giant red flag: nepotism arrangements. When the boss' wife/husband works in the office. Especially if they're not qualified for the role. Run far, far away and don't ever accept the job. Nothing good ever comes out of that. Or any form of nepotism really (friends, family members, etc). You, as the employee, will always be "wrong". Not to mention, if you have a legitimate complaint about a spouse, you can't exactly bring that up to the boss. Nepotism harms morale in the office.

[jonnuanez]

This may be TMI but it's relevant to a toxic workplace. I started noticing that no matter what shampoos I was using, my dandruff wasn't going away. And I rarely had an itchy scalp. So on a whim, after I left that toxic environment of a job, I checked my dandruff and it was gone. Then I brainstormed something and decided to look it up. Lo and behold, my dandruff was my body's way of responding to the stress. I don't have that stress anymore. Dandruff, gone.

[imnoel]

Thank you Darren, this is an excellent description of a toxic workplace. I have seen all nine signs in a former job where the department was headed by a malignant narcissist. It was hell on earth. I refused to tow the line and was booted. The time on my hands led me to educate myself about narcissism though, and eventually I moved on to a much better job. Among my many readings, I found "The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work" by Joanne Ciulla to be an instructive revelation. By the way, that malignant narcissist was eventually fired. Once in a while, the narcs do get their comeuppance!

[timepass]

To Darren and all those who shared your experience.

You saved my life.

Thank you

[TheBigdog]

I would imagine the tenth sign to be researching whether one indeed has one.

[greyson]

Too many of these fit a place I used to work. At the time, all I knew was that I was miserable. I couldn't see it until I was free of it. Kinda like you can't see you're in a toxic relationship while you're in it. You have to be told, and that was true for me, too.
For those interested, the ones that were present were: cliques, poor communication, no opportunities, and bullying.

[TheWilliamHoganExperience]

You just described every job I ever had.

[Rockme]

I recently kindly asked for better communication after a problem happened where things would have gone smoother had I been communicated with....I was told by my boss "You can't expect perfection all the time"! This really made me feel like I just need to shut up and deal with whatever happens.😢

[mzliberty]

many of these Toxic Workplace signs are also present in personal and intimate Toxic Relationships.
Always an eyeopener Darren, Thank You .

[ATINKERER]

I used to work in a place, a passenger railroad, that was very much like a concentration camp. In one very unfortunate case, an employee was being constantly mistreated by his boss for a very long time. In that environment there was no one he could go to for help. The company didn't care to intervene because this entire place is run in an environment of abuse and oppression, from the top down. He tried to appeal to the union for help, but the union there does nothing but collect over $100 a month in union dues, and go to union conventions in places like Hawaii. This is a place where even the thought of going to work puts a knot in your stomach and fills you with apprehension. At this time, this young man's mother had just died. He was already living a hellish life at work and feeling downtrodden, with no one to help him and no way out, so the death of his mother at that time was more than he could handle. At work one day his boss started to abuse and humiliate him in front of the other employees, just as this boss had done countless times in the past. This young man pulled out a pistol and shot his boss. He then ran away from the work location. He was found dead in his car with a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. His boss recovered from the non life threatening gunshot wound, and sued the company, winning $5, 000, 000. Too bad the young man didn't have better aim.

[MoPoppins]

I’ve only ever been in toxic workplaces, and always fell ill in some way, exhibiting all kinds of “mysterious“ symptoms. I’m sure this video will help MANY who are looking for answers. 🙏

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[helengold]

You are the 1st video that describes every aspect of the hellhole I just quit after 3 days! You can't imagine how many people might feel validated hearing this precious video!! Thank you!! Most other videos barely touch the surface & just repeat what others have said!! Fyi know it all recruiters are not working on the floors with patients in high risk skeletal crew places!!

[myjourneytotruth]

This is so true. When I had a toxic workplace, everyone took advantage of that and made home toxic also for me. It was getting worse as time went on. I trusted people at home to share what was going on at work with them, but I didn't really know who they actually were themselves. It's so ironic how I've been duped my whole life under the protected umbrella of family rights & responsibilities. Ever since I've slowly come to reality, it's gotten worse at home, unfortunately. They live under my roof, free room & board. They have no respect for me or my property or ny things & they won't accept the middle ground in any situation & it's like they have got me blocked & squared in by diminishing any connections & help I had by emotionally pulling me into their drama series & alienating me from the outside world. I'm always to blame. If they could, they would probably blame me for Adam & Eve's mistake & tell me everyone is in this hell hole because of me 😐

[winter-qdyw]

Very, very accurate explanation! Wish I had this to watch years ago!!

[MJPGuitar]

My job is literally every single one of your talking points in the video. And yes, I can attest that a job like this spills over into every aspect of your personal life. It’s horrible.