Survey shows mental, physical hardships of toxicity at work
Toxic management is far too common in the workplace, according to a new survey.
Overall, 87% of professionals say they have been under the tutelage of a toxic manager, and 30% have had this experience with more than one manager.
According to the report from FlexJobs, managers who are deemed toxic by their workers:
Image management is the enemy of a healthy company culture and HR leaders need to start stamping it out in their organizations, according to one expert.
How did working for this type of a manager affect workers? Here are some of their responses, according to FlexJobs:
A recent study from Accountemps found that 59% of people have been micromanaged by their manager – with that number rising for those in remote work.
Over two in five (43%) of those who had worked for a toxic manager quit or left their job because of the toxic behavior, according to FlexJobs’ survey of over 8,400 professionals conducted Aug. 2 to 17, 2023.\
However, the majority (57%) chose to stay.
Rajeev Vijayan, CEO and co-founder of The Able Mind, cites the following reasons for this occurrence, via LinkedIn:
Of those that didn’t outright quit, some do the following to deal with their situation, finds FlexJobs:
How can employers address this toxic culture in their workplace? Vijayan shared the following tips:
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