HOW WORK MAKES US MISERABLE: ON TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENTS

In this episode we'll explore toxic work environments, why so many of us are miserable in the workplace, what's being said (and what isn't) about this ongoing issue, why the Great Resignation hasn't gone away and why it'll take a whole lot more than "experts" and beanbags in offices to change things. Some references cited and/or sourced for this episode and other related readings: https://www.businessinsider.com/toxic-workplaces-culture-work-leadership-social-culture-2022-9 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/career-transitions/202110/are-all-workplaces-toxic-these-days https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/toxic-culture-top-reason-people-quit https://itbrief.com.au/story/tech-workers-stuck-in-toxic-company-culture-to-walk-away https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2022/06/01/toxic-work-culture-is-the-1-factor-driving-people-to-resign/ https://www.predictiveindex.com/blog/toxic-work-environments-15-signs-of-workplace-toxicity/ https://sifted.eu/articles/employees-switching-job https://sifted.eu/articles/toxic-workplaces https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/30/economy/great-resignation-uk-australia-europe/index.html https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/25/no-end-in-sight-for-the-great-resignation-as-inflation-pushes-workers-to-seek-better-paid- https://www.lepaya.com/blog/the-great-resignation-europe-2023 https://www.indeed.com/hire/c/info/future-of-the-great-resignation https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/nearly-50percent-of-people-are-considering-leaving-their-jobs-in-2024.html https://fortune.com/2024/05/09/people-thinking-about-quitting-jobs-great-resignation-redux/ https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-every-leader-needs-to-worry-about-toxic-culture/ https://www.fearlessculture.design/blog-posts/the-always-on-culture-is-harming-your-company-why-it-needs-to-go https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/18/whats-wrong-with-the-way-we-work