Toxic workplaces are a threat to employee health—how to make yours ‘antitoxic’

By Tamara Myles 12-19-22: Toxic workplaces aren’t just bad for morale—they’re a threat to human health. This year the U.S. Surgeon General made history, calling out toxic workplaces in connection with one of the worst mental health crises the U.S. has ever seen…

Toxic cultures are partly to blame. Researchers recently set out to define what makes a workplace toxic, analyzing 1.3 million Glassdoor reviews to do so. They found the following attributes—referred to as the “toxic five”—to be the top predictors of workplace toxicity:

  1. Disrespectful
  2. Non-inclusive
  3. Unethical
  4. Cutthroat
  5. Abusive

Continue reading the article to learn how to create an antitoxic workplace.

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