I hope managers can be honest with their employees and not misguide them. The older an employee gets, the wiser…… that’s why so many managers like younger, and easily moldable employees so often.

I gotta check out your blog!

Cheers,

RB

We need to compare notes more often! Might convince a bunch of people that it really is time for a change. Sometimes all we need is the reassurances of others, letting us know that we aren’t alone.

Life is too short to do one thing. The longer one is at their current employer, the harder it may be to leave. It’s the fear of the unknown.

Rgds,

RB

I agree that even the debt-free have expenses and need an income, but that doesn’t mean they must line up a “job” working for a single employer. Other options exist: side hustles, a working spouse, etc. and they do have to be put in place before quitting.

An honest person ought not go down with a dishonest ship. But the responsibility of building and maintaining the lifeboat rests with the individual who expects to occupy it later.

And I think I lot of jobs are just a matter of attitude – if your attitude is great, then usually the job itself will not matter much. Always look for the positive side of the job, and not the negative side of it, and your attitude towards the job will improve. At least it has in my experience.

Again – being debt free gives one a LOT of options and a lot of freedom of choice.
Try it – you’ll like it

The other aspect of toxic managers and a work environment is that people who really try to “do the right thing” for customers, etc. are either isolated or “branded” by these toxic people and rendered ineffective and worse.

Many people may not embrace the tactics of the toxic managers but many will stay silent, to upper management, etc. and in fact, be as more poisonous to the environment than the actual violators. When anyone tries to effect change, alert management, those one or two brave souls, nobody else speaks up and the conclusion is usually: Oh, THESE are the misfits, the naysayers, etc. There’s nothing wrong here. Nothing wrong with X manager. This person is just a loser/complainer.

The sign of a good manager is someone who protects his group, not puts it in danger or leaves the members to fend for themselves. But there aren’t many good managers. Perhaps there never were. And as you noted, they can’t hold their own against a tide of sewage.

Your post was great and I’m sending it to a few “head in the sand” friends, who, I’m sure will pretend it could never apply to them.

Being debt free is a start to being able to leave toxic jobs/work, but the reality is you need another job. Today, so many people are so disillusioned that they believe that most places are bad. So, six of one, half dozen of another and they stay, believing that there are few, if any, better options.

We need a workplace that truly supports humane and professional employers and workplaces. Until that happens, few, if any leave, fearing it’s all the same thing. Usually, they’re probably right.

The rest of us leave because we simply can’t get up each day and deal with toxic types.
Sorry, forgot to add great post! Can’t wait to see your next post!