After The Brew: Toxic Just Got Closer & The Numbers That Prove It

Darren closes out April with one of his hardest weeks yet. A toxic coworker from his past is about to join his team — and today he forgot lunch, forgot his shorts, and is recording this between dropping Mom off and getting to church late. He doesn't have much time to reflect, but he leaves you with something from the APA: nearly 1 in 5 American workers say their workplace is toxic, and those workers are more than three times as likely to suffer mental health harm. He's not just venting. He's living inside the data.After The Brew, Darren Watts, Afternoon Coffee Break, toxic workplace, APA, Work in America Survey, workplace stress, mental health at work, toxic coworker, burnout, depression, neurodivergent, ADHD, workplace harassment, Black podcast, real talk, April 2026, frustrated, it is what it is,