Tiago Costa, CEO, ParisimaWe are seeing an epidemic in the use of the phrase “toxic workplace” and as we mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October – we need to address why the overuse and misuse of this phrase hurts everyone in the long term.
I frequently log-on to Glassdoor and LinkedIn and see various comments from candidates or companies citing “toxic workplaces” – the same can be said for a marked increase on other social platforms, HR complaints and exit interviews.
What was once a term reserved for deeply dysfunctional, abusive environments has now become a blanket term for any workplace discomfort – from bad management or a demanding project to a simple disagreement or reason for under performance.
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