Dealing with a toxic workplace? Talk about it, write it up and if all else fails, leave it behind

36 Ways People Deal With Toxic Coworkers

We've all had that colleague at some point in our careers who constantly gets under our skin. They come in many forms: the chronic credit stealer, the passive-aggressive small talker, or the one who somehow always forgets to clean the toilet after dropping a messy bomb in the office bathroom. We try to stay professional, take the high road, maybe even kill them with kindness, but if they don't change, eventually we're just done. What happens the…

Toxic environments are pushing workers to speak up. Here's what to know.

There's a difference between an occasional disagreement and persistent abuse. Here's what to know.

Why Workers Are Saying ‘No’ to Toxic Workplaces

Here’s how to set limits or decide that it’s time to leave.

Betrayed by a Fellow Woman of Color: Finding My Strength After a Toxic Firing

Whew, y’all. Let me tell you what I just learned: There’s this thing called scapegoating, and baby, it runs rampant in toxic workplaces. I didn’t know the name for it at the time, but ohhh did I live it. Some of y’all might remember—I was let go from...

Workers are saying 'no' to toxic environments. Here's how to set limits or know it's time to leave

As mental health awareness increases, so are conversations about about what constitutes toxic behavior at work and the kinds of treatment people won't tolerate for a steady paycheck.

Silence isn't a strategy: Why leaders must talk about depression before it talks back

Off and on since young adulthood, I've dealt with periodic depression. At work, I tried to wear a mask that said, "Oh, I'm fine. Nothing to see here." My silence, of course, only made it worse.Depression weighs you down, leaving you with low energy and motivation to do much of anything. For me, work became all the harder to perform at a high level. With therapy and a strong, supportive family, I began opening up to close colleagues about my depr…