20+ Women Discuss What Are 'Dead Giveaways' That Your Workplace is Toxic

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    In your experience, what is a dead giveaway that your workplace is toxic?
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    Gothic_Nerd 22 hr. ago 오 "we are like a family here!"
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    • captaincakey 21 hr. ago 100% this. I worked as a vet assistant which requires a lot of training and specialized skills overnight at a specialty vet hospital where the owner had his 2 sons as the managers. Minimum wage and no shift differential for working overnights because "the family" couldn't afford to pay a decent wage.
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    patronsaintofweed. 22 hr. ago If your coworker gossips about other coworkers, they will gossip about you.
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    • happyhippo237 22 hr. ago High turnover
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    CalalilySunshine - 19 hr. ago I was going to say this. I once worked at a bakery where there was a high turnover of staff. Boss seemed lovely at first. Then work started and wow, that woman screamed and shouted at staff with as much respect as you might give to something foul you just stepped in. Working there made me ill. I did about 12 months and got out of there, so glad to see the back of her. Toxic to the core.
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    whiskersMeow Face 18 hr. ago • Interviewers for jobs never know what to say when you ask "so what is the turnover rate for this position?" And then follow up with "Why is that?" They're quickly reminded that it is a two way interview and that I am seeing if the company is a good fit for me as well.
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    aarnalthea 18 hr. ago • Some places you can even tell from the outside the higher quality their - long-term hiring sign is, the higher their turnover is. Once I saw a dominos with custom "now hiring" window decals. Id bet money the manager sucks
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    LimitFree4775 22 hr. ago • People crying at their laptop. Yes people was me.
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    rizaroni 16 hr. ago . The job I rage-quit a few years ago...I was having like sobbing meltdowns every day alone in my office, and feeling like I was going to puke driving to work every day. So horrible!
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    That being said, I still cry at my new job that I actually like, but I have emotional dysregulation issues and sometimes I can't help getting overwhelmed. Luckily my boss and coworkers have always been so sweet and understanding about it. I actually feel like I can be a real human being without judgment.
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    electricsugargiggles 21 hr. ago The only friends and romantic partners the employees have are each other, not anyone else outside of work.
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    • VenusGuytrap69 · 20 hr. ago This is how my current job is. They're so enmeshed it's ridiculous. If you don't participate in the enmeshment you're ostracized. Super fun when you like having a life outside of your job and healthy workplace boundaries.
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    • Slight-Ask-4160 · 21 hr. ago When a bunch of staff are in cliques and it feels more like highschool than a professional work environment.
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    • thunderfart_99 · 21 hr. ago Can confirm - I work with two guys that are old enough to be my dad, but they're so immature. They're basically like Mean Girls but men. Oddly enough, when one of them is ill or on holiday, the other one tends to be 'friendly' and talks hit about the other guy. So two faced.
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    melligator 22 hr. ago "Work hard, play hard." Hard pass. 509 Reply Share ... • Jolly_Street 21 hr. ago That's our company's motto. And yeah the whole "work family" thing too.
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    tinerene 22 hr. ago • When they're late to do your scheduled job interview
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    Super_Comparison_533 · 20 hr. ago Heavy on this. I went in on time, he didn't see me until 30 minutes later (I should've left but was desperate) and while doing the interview, he kept looking at my breasts then asked "do you have an older sister that I know?" Full on creep mode
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    tans1saw 22 hr. ago My workplace is very toxic but they're good at pretending. They blow a bunch of smoke up our ses for all the holidays and history months to make us feel like they care. So right now it's apparently women's history month and they have all these signs around about appreciating women and bla bla bla but I think it's hilarious because I'm pregnant and they don't offer anything substantial for expecting mothers.
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    • PancakeQueen13 21 hr. ago When you start dreading the weekend being over because you don't want to go to work on Monday. Beyond just a general "I love my free time" feeling.
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    • TurningTwo 21 hr. ago Someone that has been there for quite a while quits and for the next six months everything that goes wrong was their fault because of...... just because.
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    SaltConnection1109 21 hr. ago • "We wear a lot of hats around here." Translation - "You will be stuck with a lot of crap that is not in your job description, but nobody else wants to do!"
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    • catladywithallergies 20 hr. ago They also frame it as giving. you more training/experience but it's really an excuse to overwork you and not hire more people.
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    Prestigious-Lime1571 21 hr. ago Being hired on the spot
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    • kelvinside_men · 21 hr. ago O+ Husband-wife managerial team. Run!
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    Alternative_Swing_47 21 hr. ago They won't do anything in writing. For example, during my interview they mentioned it would be a fully remote position once onboarded/90 days on the job. I brought it up to my hiring manager once I past the date and they mentioned that "they never said that" and "it's not in writing so they wouldn't honor it"
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    seahorse382. 21 hr. ago Leadership becoming defensive when new ideas are recommended.
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    mermaidpaint 21 hr. ago. • I always ask about team building during the interview. "Beers after work" makes it toxic to me.
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    • BadBVee 21 hr. ago If you ask the employees if they like working there and they can never give a straight up answer, high amount of turn overs, managers always stressed out, a lot of drug abuse from stress, people that train you always annoyed and impatient due to training alot, stories of people just walking out
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    BearerBear 21 hr. ago • "Don't tell x what you're making because (insert bull reason here)"

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