Toxic Workplace

Miranda works in the accounting and finance industry. She lands a job at a firm where she is set up for failure from the start. The person assigned to her training is incompetent and makes things confusing. Miranda's boss is aggressively frustrated with her mistakes during her training. Her co-workers openly gossip about her peers with bullying, racist and sexist remarks. Miranda's confidence star...

Jules is a recent college graduate who lands a sales position at a large corporation. The compensation package is excellent and the job growth and development seems promising, but once Jules becomes acclimated she realizes management only cares about one thing... sales. The pressure from management on Jules and her team is relentless. The expectation is that the sales associates are to take any me...

Sheila decides to leave her job in retail to pursue an office job with the hope it would be a stepping stone to a career in IT. She gets placed at a large, well-known company through a non-profit, job-placement agency. Once inside, she realizes the management churns through employees as a way to collect grant money which makes for a highly toxic workplace environment. The managers and supervisors...

Coach Ruben Guzman is an inspirational public speaker, professional leadership consultant and lifestyle coach who is passionate about empowering others to live a healthy, thriving life. In this episode, Coach Ruben discusses what it takes to become an effective leader; why poor leadership and bad management lead to toxic workplaces; how unfulfilled lives lead to health issues; and how we can empow...

After graduating business college, Khloe's professor offers her a position at his company. He paints the position to be one that will jumpstart her career in the industry in which she studied. She excitedly accepts the offer only to realize the job is nothing as he described and the workplace functions in silos under his micro-management. She witnesses a darker side to her professor. After an inap...

Laura Warnod, MSc, is a consultant and coach who is "re-humanizing" the workplace. Laura's personal story of resilience inspired her to leave her 9 to 5 job to become an entrepreneur and create her platform, The Culture Cabinet. Laura coaches people to embrace their true self, hone in on their resilience, and lead with authenticity within the workplace. Her goal as a cultural architect is to trans...

Pamela gets a job at a non-profit animal protective league in 2002. She loved her job and the people she worked with. After 15 years of great leadership and a positive workplace, new management is hired and morale quickly plummeted. The once happy organization became miserable and toxic under her management. The board members were under the spell of the executive director and the people working wi...

Narcissists find their way to the top of organizations because their lack of empathy resembles a competitive spirit. Listen to this Antidote Episode where we hear from Leslie Miller, a licensed independent clinical social worker who specializes in trauma and narcissistic abuse. She discusses why a narcissist fits the mold of a corporate boss so perfectly and how to cope when you deal with one. Les...

Alisha Wolf, owner of Goldfinch Wellness, is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist. Her practice specializes in helping people through toxic workplace situations. In this interview, you'll listen as Alisha discusses her thought provoking approach to finding your inner calm and "coming home to yourself" as an exercise of "changing your lens" on toxic situations. It's clear that she has fo...

Ezrah’s job is at a plant where management leads with an iron fist and a "Mr. Tough Guy" mentality. He becomes the target of repeated bullying and unsafe work conditions. Although the workplace is toxic, he sticks around for the benefits and higher wages, but like all toxic environments, it eventually takes a toll on his physical and mental well-being. If you love listening to this podcast, please...

Connie is a director for a public hospital in a metropolitan area. She is passionate about serving her community and facilitating an efficient organization, but her world comes crashing down after accepting to take on a new ward ruled by a bullying doctor, Dr. M, who becomes determined to sabotage Connie's career and force her out of her job. Dr. M’s political ties and demands create a toxic work...

Stevie lands a job in the music industry at her dream company. With a new sense of freedom and determination to prove herself in this new role, she puts up with a toxic, bullying supervisor who is equally determined to sabotage her new career. As if bad management isn't enough, she is stalked by two employees within the company. This turbulent workplace pushes Stevie to the brink... If you love li...

Lena and Sophie accept a job with a business magazine and are excited to get a shot at a career in publishing. Despite the red flags, both have high hopes that the magazine can be elevated with their hard work and contributions, but the culture is controlled and monitored by the CEO and HR department who get a kick out of office gossip and drama. The surveillance of the staff generates a toxic, “b...

Jessica was on a successful career path in NYC as a buyer in e-commerce. At first she loved her job, her boss and the company, but eventually she started to realize an underlying discriminatory bias within the company. There was an incident that uncovered the racist beliefs of a key manager which shook Jessica to her core. Speaking up about the incident only made the situation more uncomfortable....

Elizabeth Miles Graham, author of You Know What They Say: A Memoir Presaging #metoo , tells her story of being manipulated, devalued and sexually harassed at a trading firm on Wall Street. Elizabeth loved her career in finance and her firm, but after a restructure at the company, it turned into a toxic boy's club complete with sexual harassment. Her job as a VP quickly became a glorified assistant...

Gwen's new company seems ideal in the beginning. They have a beautiful facility which includes a gymnasium, beer machine and welcoming people, but once she gets inside the company, she realizes there is no depth and no trust. The president helicopters around all day looking over shoulders and policing time. Her toxic boss cusses out an assistant and is quick to throw anyone under the bus. She find...

Maria moves to France from Colombia to settle with her newlywed husband. She is optimistic to start a career in France and finds a sales job at a company that promises an atmosphere that seems too good to be true. Within the first month, Maria experiences derogatory and sexist remarks from her toxic boss who rages at staff and is an insecure control freak. Maria says she never thought she could be...

Clara worked at a toxic financial services firm as a customer service representative. Her resilient work ethic and determination made her the perfect target for the company to pile on the work load with the messiest of client issues. Since she started as a temp worker, the company never gave her the full pay she deserved and held back her potential. This is a story of discovering confidence and fi...

Donna is a nurse practitioner that worked for a neurology group of twelve doctors for eight years of her career. She would be kept well past her scheduled work hours, sometimes working up to 12 hour shifts 5 days a week. These toxic doctors would triangulate the staff, gaslight their abilities and take full advantage of Donna's willingness to work hard. Follow on IG! @ToxicWorkplacePodcast If you...

Walter kickstarts his career in a financial services firm and quickly realizes the company has no real vision other than to generate revenue at any cost. All work and responsibilities get pushed to the bottom and the leadership has a revolving door. Employees are constantly over worked and burnout is a part of this toxic workplace culture. Follow on IG! @ToxicWorkplacePodcast If you love listening...

Stacy lands her dream job at one of the largest non-profits in the U.S. The organizational culture in this story is cliquey and exclusive. Her toxic supervisors treat Stacy like an intern despite her credentials and background. This toxic workplace revolves around workplace bullying, power cliques, unqualified supervisors and a lack of communication. Follow on IG! @ToxicWorkplacePodcast If you lov...

Brooke jumps ship from a failing work culture only to find herself in the icy waters of a new toxic work environment. Her boss doesn't listen and leads with a workaholic mentality. Non-existent leadership and a lack of processes proves poor management in this episode of Toxic Workplace. Follow on IG! @ToxicWorkplacePodcast If you love listening to this podcast, please leave a review in Apple Podca...

Michelle and Jen's story unravels as they both realize how the company they signed on with has a complete lack of accountability, respect, and abuse of power from an extremely controlling CEO. The employees who feed into the CEO's façade also participate in the gaslighting and confusion that comes straight from the top. Follow on IG! @ToxicWorkplacePodcast If you love listening to this podcast, pl...

Michelle and Jen sign on with a company that appeared to be reputable on the surface but they would quickly come to realize nothing is as it seems.... The charming owner has another side to him that can't be seen on the surface. His control issues, lack of accountability and disconnection from daily operations makes for a toxic workplace experience. Follow on IG! @ToxicWorkplacePodcast If you love...

The goal of this podcast is to expose workplace toxicity, and to uncover the why and how it became toxic in the first place. We want to enlighten employees and reshape how people function at work. Let’s learn how to set boundaries and appreciate each other. Ultimately, this podcast is part of a change: the change needed to grow and thrive as a workforce. We want to empower employees everywhere…. B...