A toxic work environment is one that negatively affects your well-being, causing you stress, anxiety and worry. It’s one in which politics, gossip, fighting, manipulation, blackmail and emotional abuse occur on a regular basis. This could be caused by your manager, your team or the wider office culture. <\/p>\n\n\n
This kind of toxic workplace can have a huge psychological impact on your life and no one deserves this. It can often feel extremely draining and demotivating to go to work and even routine tasks like weekly meetings may start to feel like a burden. You may feel completely unlike yourself and in extreme cases even feel yourself waiting to explode.<\/p>\n\n\n
Given that we spend almost one-third of our adult lives working, it’s important to make sure you do not become a victim of a toxic workplace. And if you are in one, you should identify it and understand what you can do to improve your own mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n
This is why it is important to know the signs of a toxic workplace. Let’s split that toxic work environment into parts: toxic colleagues and toxic managers.<\/p>\n\n\n
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