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> how to survive a toxic workplace Don't! Cut your losses and move on. Life is too short to spend any significant amounts of time around toxic people, no matte

by bedobi 5y ago

> how to survive a toxic workplace Don't! Cut your losses and move on. Life is too short to spend any significant amounts of time around toxic people, no matter the context.

diragon 5y ago
If you advance in your career steadily, at some point you will be at a place where you are responsible of fixing toxicity if it exists/appears.
manmal 5y ago
I think there is still value in developing a coping mechanism, or the few days spent in this culture will change your worldview for the worse, even if it’s just a bit. I spent years in a toxic primary school - things were tried to improve it, but some kids were still being bullied constantly. Back then, private schools in my area were hardly an option, and other schools were a legal hassle to switch to. Sometimes you need to learn to cope.
dingaling 5y ago
Ironic that you write that a few days after Montana announced that it is cancelling unemployment benefit to force people into jobs. Few people have the luxury of SV-style job agility, so having a basic survival guide is useful. It might just keep them sane until they can make a change for the better.
mgarfias 5y ago
You won’t always have that option. In ‘02 I ended up taking a job as I had been out of work for 9 mos, it paid 1/2 of what I was earning previously, and that was just the start. But, I had no other options at the time. It took 2 years to gtfo, and the next place was minimally better (I got ptsd from pager noises there). So, yeah, learning to survive a toxic work place is a good thing. I have some health problems now that I blame on the stress.
- ryandrake 5y ago
  I did the same thing. During the ‘08 to ‘10 recession, took a job that I probably shouldn’t have, but had to because I was financially at the end of the rope. At least I identified it as toxic pretty quickly and took the first life raft a recruiter threw to me once hiring picked back up!
peterburkimsher 5y ago
Most foreigners have visas that require them to continue working for the same company, or leave the country. Even if the problem isn't immediate deportation, changing jobs might reset a time counter which is needed for other visas. There's often a requirement of 2 to 5 years continuous relevant work experience. In such circumstances, the only remaining option is to shut up, sit tight, and turn the other cheek.

by bedobi 5y ago

> how to survive a toxic workplace Don't! Cut your losses and move on. Life is too short to spend any significant amounts of time around toxic people, no matter the context.

diragon 5y ago

If you advance in your career steadily, at some point you will be at a place where you are responsible of fixing toxicity if it exists/appears.

manmal 5y ago

I think there is still value in developing a coping mechanism, or the few days spent in this culture will change your worldview for the worse, even if it’s just a bit. I spent years in a toxic primary school - things were tried to improve it, but some kids were still being bullied constantly. Back then, private schools in my area were hardly an option, and other schools were a legal hassle to switch to. Sometimes you need to learn to cope.

dingaling 5y ago

Ironic that you write that a few days after Montana announced that it is cancelling unemployment benefit to force people into jobs. Few people have the luxury of SV-style job agility, so having a basic survival guide is useful. It might just keep them sane until they can make a change for the better.

mgarfias 5y ago

You won’t always have that option. In ‘02 I ended up taking a job as I had been out of work for 9 mos, it paid 1/2 of what I was earning previously, and that was just the start. But, I had no other options at the time. It took 2 years to gtfo, and the next place was minimally better (I got ptsd from pager noises there). So, yeah, learning to survive a toxic work place is a good thing. I have some health problems now that I blame on the stress.

ryandrake 5y ago
I did the same thing. During the ‘08 to ‘10 recession, took a job that I probably shouldn’t have, but had to because I was financially at the end of the rope. At least I identified it as toxic pretty quickly and took the first life raft a recruiter threw to me once hiring picked back up!

peterburkimsher 5y ago

Most foreigners have visas that require them to continue working for the same company, or leave the country. Even if the problem isn't immediate deportation, changing jobs might reset a time counter which is needed for other visas. There's often a requirement of 2 to 5 years continuous relevant work experience. In such circumstances, the only remaining option is to shut up, sit tight, and turn the other cheek.