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">Pretty much the definition of a toxic workplace?" Yes, definitely. To try and start answering my own question above, I think there were two main factors tha

">Pretty much the definition of a toxic workplace?" Yes, definitely. To try and start answering my own question above, I think there were two main factors that created that situation. * Lack of Accountability - Our deadline didn't really matter, it wasn't tied to anything concrete and the project wasn't backed with a very strong case either. It was an arbitrary promise at the executive level, a resume builder. Failing to meet it would cost at most some amount of internal embarrassment at the CXO level. * Loyalty as Currency - Like I said in the first post, we had to appear to suffer for the executive. That's what the place was about, serving the person you work for. Not necessarily being faster, smarter or even genuinely working harder, just being a "team player" and "on board" with the vision from on high. (Every time I hear someone talk about the importance "culture fit" in reference to start-ups I'm reminded of this.)

anon4 13y ago
Make-up. Buy make-up and give yourself bags under the eyes. Make sure to bathe semi-regularly, and never wear new clothes. If you have weekends off, wear your washed clothes on the weekend at the gym (or just do light exercise in them at home), so they'll be pre-sweated when you come to work the next day. Do your breaks in the restroom if you have to - since they're just 5 minutes every half hour, people shouldn't really notice, unless you have a tracking system. Maybe putting on make-up isn't something you can pick up in a day (though you're trying to make yourself look bad, not good), but the rest of it should be fine. Basically - if you have to game the system to succeed, then think like a lying asshole sociopath. If you don't have a healthy management->employee relationship, I don't see any reason to try and maintain a healthy employee->management one.

anon4 13y ago

Make-up. Buy make-up and give yourself bags under the eyes. Make sure to bathe semi-regularly, and never wear new clothes. If you have weekends off, wear your washed clothes on the weekend at the gym (or just do light exercise in them at home), so they'll be pre-sweated when you come to work the next day. Do your breaks in the restroom if you have to - since they're just 5 minutes every half hour, people shouldn't really notice, unless you have a tracking system. Maybe putting on make-up isn't something you can pick up in a day (though you're trying to make yourself look bad, not good), but the rest of it should be fine. Basically - if you have to game the system to succeed, then think like a lying asshole sociopath. If you don't have a healthy management->employee relationship, I don't see any reason to try and maintain a healthy employee->management one.