Living, working—merely existing in a negative environment is enough to cause you a miserable existence. Over time, the repeated accusations and insulations of wrongdoing eat away at you, eroding what optimism and willpower you have remaining to make positive changes for yourself.
The problem with this is that it includes sapping the energy you might have to leave the toxic situation yourself, creating a vicious cyclical feedback loop that drains you of your life force.
Though it might not seem easy at first—and despite taking up an enormous amount of time and energy—changing jobs is possible and usually easier than you might have first thought. See, change is pain, and navigating unknown territory takes a lot of willpower. And it can be scary to take that leap and get yourself to a better place.
This worker shared how they left their toxic workplace, even turning down an offer for better pay just in order to escape that place—despite not mentioning that they had another opportunity to line up. They shared their experience with this online careers-focused community, sparking discussion on the subject that divided readers, with some readers applauding their move in the comments and others declaring their actions unwise.
See their original thread below, along with some selections of the most important discussion that took place.
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