I would tell them what you just told us. If you're afraid of what the hiring manager might think, then maybe the company you're interviewing at is just as bad.

I would tell them what you just told us. If you're afraid of what the hiring manager might think, then maybe the company you're interviewing at is just as bad. It is an applicant's market right now and if you are decent at what you do you can be a little choosey. As long as you aren't going around, laying blame and spouting stories of dysfunction, you're just describing one of the most common reasons people leave companies. In my view, it's completely justified. I'll add that I get to hire people, and what you've said here wouldn't scare me from hiring you.