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10 signs you're working in a toxic environment

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10 signs you're working in a toxic environment

Toxic workplaces are a constant source of stress for almost all involved but they often don’t appear in the cartoonish fashion we have all come to expect from media representations and, well, articles just like this one.

We all have employment rights now and near-constant media examples of power gone awry so very few of us have to work for long under a screaming bully of a boss or keep a blow up mattress under the desk for the deadline periods (as one friend of mine did in his job!).

However, if you’re a generally resilient person who is beginning to feel the mild nausea and constant pressure then maybe you haven’t realised the impact of your environment, or just how toxic the place around you is.

Here are 10 signs you are working in a toxic environment.

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Come on get happy

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Come on get happy

Let me tell you a story about stress and glitter

Many years ago, I was desperately trying to get my career off the ground. I was working as a lawyer, trying to get someone to take a chance on me. It was working in a place where colleagues would run to the toilets crying most days.

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