7 Signs Your New Company Is Toxic! (Spot The Red Flags)

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

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[@redsolocup727]

Another sign is a toxic co-worker. Management knows this individual is toxic. But won't do anything about it.

[@PiolsFlorentino]

Because that co-worker might be so good they can't get rid of that person?

[@redsolocup727]

@PiolsFlorentino Possibly. But my experience is that it's usually an older employee who gossips and doesn't want any modern changes. They've been in the same department for decades, and have become a kind of department mascot. Management knows he or she is a bad person. But they keep them around to spy on other's. I'm just speaking to my experiences.

[@Boomercon3000]

@@PiolsFlorentinoor they are really good and licking boots!

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I do armed security & have seen that a few times. Florida- 2000 to 2024. Many times due to lack of manpower, qualified, background screenings etc security firms are reluctant to remove or discipline bad employees. Some times a company top down is extremely bad.

[@jberndt88]

Its usually this day and age because they have HR scared of them due to some nonsense workers rights violation.

[@tobiasthederp]

I just left a small manufacturing company where the owners were emotional Jack in the boxes. I had no plan and no money but life without anxiety and stress induced sickness was worth it. I had to go to the emergency room due to panic attacks due to the owners toxicity.

[@ilzambongo]

Same, I worked for a manufacturing company and my colleagues were worst than plague and even the boss, a flipping guy micromanaging us all the time, he was fired. The team was dismantled. I resigned after the boss was fired. The worst work experience ever. A total nightmare

[@mariahconklin4150]

That’s what happened to me pretty much. I was having panic attacks to the point I couldn’t do it anymore. Finally got a new job after two months. How are you doing today? Did you find a new job?

[@stfd4599]

I’m stealing that line “emotional jack in the box”

[@tobiasthederp]

@@mariahconklin4150I have found a position and I start next week!

[@jimkoney4200]

Emotional Chucky in a box.

[@MuhazamCSE]

An interview that is too smooth to be true is actually an indicator of toxic company. Been there.

[@maahof]

Could you elaborate?

[@RodrigoRamirez-eq6gj]

100%, same here.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

​@@maahof The job isn't really doing much of a job of interviewing you or is talking up the company as this amazing place to work with nothing negative to say. It's because they need a warm body in a seat, no matter their qualifications, because they're desperate. The turn-over for the job is probably high. So, if the interview seems way too easy, it might be worth it to ask some questions back, ask your new co-workers how they really feel about the company, or seek out prior employees, if you can, and ask them why they left.

[@heuthao7027]

Agree. When the job feels like it’s been given to you and the interviewer(s) doesn’t ask any behavioral/fit questions. For example, interviewer for a white collar job goes thru quick questions “tell me about yourself, can you do this, when can you start, any question?” Then within 48 hours, they have a job offer for you and feels like they are desperate to want you onboard.

[@JasonRobards2]

​@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley I once was interviewed by a smaller engineering firm (20-30 FTE) who also made a big song and dance how amazing they work to work for. They wouldn't give me the title of the job I'd apply for in advance, since my profile was so unique, they'd wanted to meet me first. They even had hired an executive recruiter. Most recruiters are in their late twenties and, frankly, quite clueless. This guy was in his forties and a totally different caliber. He was gushing about the company for a full hour. I had some reservations, but couldn't quite formulate them. Call it a hunch. But no real red flag. Second interview (still no job title!) would be with the owner and a young 30 something phd who had just become operations manager. Another full hour of gushing about the company. One thing that struck me was that it was said "our man here (the fresh operations manager), he had a bit of a rough start, but we gave him a second change, more than one even. And in the end he came through for us". A bit denigrating to say during the first meet with your future supervisor, no? And again, gushing about the perks and the financial stability and the team building weekends and the large geographical area they do business in... One hour in I finally get some space to ask a somewhat critical question about compensation for travel within that large area they do business in (I'm not going to sit in my car for 4hrs a day for free). And then this guy, this owner, moves slightly in his chair, and I immediately recognize this guy was about to give me the business... "Look, last week one of our guys had to travel [3 hours] to a client. He worked there 12hrs a day and I allowed him to stay in a hotel. But if he had wanted to sleep with his wife each night, you can't expect me to pay for it. Do you?" And then I realize why they hired the expensive exective recruiter.

[@TechyCatz]

At my previous job the first thing my co worker said to me was “Please don’t let them scare you away “

[@brittanydavis1512]

Oh mercy ☹️

[@ML-yn9yu]

Yikes!

[@Kittiesinclair5]

On my first day at a ‘dream’ job I received a note from the maternity leave manager, for whom I was covering, saying ‘take it easy on the first day, it gets harder from here’. I had moved to a new city to take the job which the company had known.

[@FullUhFools]

Sign #1 You're on this video wondering if your job is toxic. 😂

[@pperri38]

😂😊😉

[@stelladallasAlabama]

Lol

[@hosttea2489]

Ha! I'm still looking for a job

[@leonardgrant6876]

I was fired from a company where the manager was too busy to notice that the team was very toxic, many of the team members were narcissistic, and one colleague had a tendency to report every event that he did not like silently to the manager. I am actually glad that they fired me, it would cost me my sanity if I would stay there.

[@mariahconklin4150]

Wow that’s how I used to be I didn’t know it was narcissistic to complain all the time about other people I thought I was just being a perfectionist. Glad you wrote this I would have never known and now I can change that toxic behavior

[@mariahconklin4150]

Plus it’s not like any of my ex co workers would have told me what I was doing wrong which I wish they would have cause now I feel dumb

[@witblitsfpv1265]

Sounds more like the manager was hiding from the issues in the busyness.

[@Maikeru722]

I almost got fired for that too!

[@th2acian]

wow did you work for continental in norfolk, ne?

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

_We’re like a family here._ _We’re a team here._

[@MouseCIick]

I actually believe that if people don’t have ulterior motives. But most of the time people do.

[@bronwankhan3323]

@@MouseCIick we are a team is a red flag, of a dysfunction working environment been there. Another red flag dysfunctional companies use is, We work together as one.

[@MichaelWarlock]

@@bronwankhan3323 yep restaurant job in a nutshell

[@antivine9610]

No thanks. I keep family and work separate.

[@dodongai]

We’re friends here 😂

[@Barbara-te7xz]

When a stellar coworker is going nowhere, you probably won't go anywhere at that company either.

[@speculative]

This is a great point that I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere.

[@Boomercon3000]

The apathy is reallllllll.

[@WabiSabi3331]

Best job I ever had did not sound like a sales pitch during the interview. When an employer sells you the job, they’re hiding something or just feel they need to compensate for the bs they know you’re walking into.

[@JulenneEsquincaTapia]

This

[@ML-yn9yu]

Eh, depends..

[@JasonRobards2]

​I once was interviewed by a smaller engineering firm (20-30 FTE) who also made a big song and dance how amazing they work to work for. They wouldn't give me the title of the job I'd apply for in advance, since my profile was so unique, they'd wanted to meet me first. They even had hired an executive recruiter. Most recruiters are in their late twenties and, frankly, quite clueless. This guy was in his forties and a totally different caliber. He was gushing about the company for a full hour. I had some reservations, but couldn't quite formulate them. Call it a hunch. But no real red flag. Second interview (still no job title!) would be with the owner and a young 30 something phd who had just become operations manager. Another full hour of gushing about the company. One thing that struck me was that it was said "our man here (the fresh operations manager), he had a bit of a rough start, but we gave him a second change, more than one even. And in the end he came through for us". A bit denigrating to say during the first meet with your future supervisor, no? And again, gushing about the perks and the financial stability and the team building weekends and the large geographical area they do business in... One hour in I finally get some space to ask a somewhat critical question about compensation for travel within that large area they do business in (I'm not going to sit in my car for 4hrs a day for free). And then this guy, this owner, moves slightly in his chair, and I immediately recognize this guy was about to give me the business... "Look, last week one of our guys had to travel [3 hours] to a client. He worked there 12hrs a day and I allowed him to stay in a hotel. But if he had wanted to sleep with his wife each night, you can't expect me to pay for it. Do you?" And then I realize why they hired the expensive exective recruiter.

[@youdontknowme5969]

My first office job: OH. MY. GOD. I was just in despair like, "Are all office jobs like this?" Gossipping backstabbers galore. And couldn't get any REAL work done because your work kept getting micromanaged or there was a lot of finger-pointing. I had enough after just 5½ weeks---I left after lunch on a Wednesday and never went back. They never even called me wondering what was up. Luckily, I never experienced that level of toxicity again.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Oof. When they don't even care to call you, it says everything you need to know. Happy you got out of there.

[@Maruchan-jk4jp]

Having a boss that assigns work and then doesn't remember why they assigned it, is another sign.

[@BodaciousWickerman]

Basically, if your boss has a bad memory in general, it ain't good.

[@JasonRobards2]

Yes! "I give you a lot of freedom to do your job" Also: "I do not micromanage" then goes behind your back to change important details

[@uganda8956]

Several signs. 1. Lack of communication 2.secretive flow of information 3. Most of the people that work there hate their job especially lower level positions 4. Micromanagement yes especially on hours worked not about outcome of service mainly results is not important. I call it micro time management. 5. Yes resistant to change or feedback 6 noisy co-workers who don't mind their business 7. Money not spent on services especially if you work in non profit organizations.

[@CallegriaofSoulbound]

I am going to disagree with the resistance to change comment. There is an issue with companies that DON'T prepare for general action and have an "as needed" approach to the work which can be VERY destructive. Lack of designed work flow, to me, is a MASSIVE red flag on a toxic company culture that is running by the seat of their pants. It is also super bad for work life balance. I am sure you are referring to the opposite side of the spectrum "stuck in the past" that wont update work flow or technology to reduce cost and work load but I more often see the companies that are wild wild west of work.

[@CallegriaofSoulbound]

I am also going to disagree with money not spent comment but only because organizations are a giant ball of cost and effect. While some companies have the ability to afford services. AS A RULE OF THUMB, I believe a company that isn't 100% proficient in a work function should not be selling that function. Keep in mind this is not a end all idea. A company CAN be able to do a function but it is cheaper to pay someone else to do that function, which is understandable. For the most part if the company can't do it they shouldn't be needing it. This belief is on production of work not parts. Parts are a different animal. And what we are seeing in the industry is companies spending money on renting/out sourcing that they cannot afford. Most food joints are struggling currently simply because they RENT space instead of owning the spaces. When interest goes through the roof like it is now these rented spaces and out sourced work become a money pit.

[@uganda8956]

@CallegriaofSoulbound most organizations are run in an old fashioned model of micro managing and resisting fresh modern ideas especially the one that will cost money to make the work of the employees easier. If organizations can get away with employees using outdated technology software for work they will do it. Thinking of it most organizations do it. They see millennials ideas as money costing and a little too progressive since they won't be constantly micromanaging staff. I hate working for a company run by boomers resistant to change.

[@uganda8956]

@CallegriaofSoulbound do you work in non profit because it seems you don't know much about how those organizations are run. Money is wasted on stuff that are nit needed and upper management pay themselves huge bonuses off the blood and sweat of their overworked and underpaid employees. This idea that there is no money is inaccurate. Employees are exploited and burdened with taking on the responsibility to sometimes use their own money to provide a full service for the clients. There is a lot of mismanagement that goes on in that sector.

[@CallegriaofSoulbound]

@@uganda8956 that's not nonprofit even though it maybe classified as such. That is an LLC that's uses up all profit to build company value. When you say nonprofit I am referencing companies that are true goodwill as opposed to Goodwill which makes stupid amounts of money. I worked for a tax free nonprofit like what you are referencing and that is just tax evasion in my opinion.

[@benbishop-zl7ov]

You helped me get over a toxic job. I have moved on and can’t thank you enough for.

[@SeriousCat5000]

Another sign of a toxic work environment people should be on the lookout for is a musty oder... and seeing slightly fuzzy, discolored, or slimy patches in rooms that arn't properly ventilated --- signs of a mold problem

[@Humandriver5280]

😅

[@megabyte01]

I like your bait and switch 😂! You do bring up a good point though: if the office itself is messy or has spots that no one bothered to clean up after a while, it's a sign that nobody cares about the company - not even the leadership.

[@josephfrechette9916]

Actually toxic mold is a serious concern

[@stelladallasAlabama]

Funny you mentioned that. My new office had stained ugly carpet. I kept thinking, how is this a good place to work if they don't even clean the carpet?

[@chaserohwedder8852]

Started a new job a few weeks ago. Bunch of red flags off the bat but they offered me a 40% pay increase over my previous employer. 4 weeks in I’ve been pushed to the edge of insanity on a daily basis and am at the point where I may consider a full career change at this point. 😂

[@ML-yn9yu]

If it's this way only a few weeks in, Run.

[@holocene2164]

Dude, just find something else, please. For your own sanity. I know it's not easy, but I'm sure you can do it. Best of luck to you. Take care.

[@JasonRobards2]

Been there myself a few times. 5 engineering jobs in 6 years. Each time I start to question myself, that I just have too high expectations. Eventually I started to think I went crazy. Counseling is expensive and worse yet, those guys do not know what they are talking about. KZbin videos on the subject, and especially the stories in the comments give me some reassurance that those places were indeed quite toxic. To demonstrate: I hit 2/3 to 100% of the marks for each of my previous employers. Your mental health doesn't go at once, but once it does... Please tell me you left that place by now :)

[@Seraphina_Atley]

This sounds like me - please leave. Do anything to leave. I am trapped 2 years in and can't find anything. It's been terrible for my mental health.

[@SevenFortyOne]

The last place I was at exhibited a majority of these things. I put up with it for 5 years thinking it would get better and it never did. When I realized I was normalizing a lot of this behavior and even brining it home to my family I finally realized it was time to leave. This was supposed to be my "dream company" but it turned out to be a nightmare. Luckily I'm with a much better company now and feeling much better about my career and personal well-being these days.

[@earthsteward9]

I went through that a few times where I had high hopes for the organization but it took a long time to figure out it wouldn't change. As my wife puts it, " it isn't your company"

[@SevenFortyOne]

@@earthsteward9 my wife said the same thing!

[@frankcorrea8691]

Yes think about your personal well being@

[@GearheadExplorer85]

Yep, I'm going through this with my current employer. I have been with them for 4 years hoping things would get better. But things haven't improved. I saw a lot of warning signs early on. However, I was not in a position to quit unfortunately (not many references, changing careers, and COVID). So I decided to stick around, make the best of it, and learn as much as I could. If I was in a position to leave, I would have done it 2 years ago. Fortunately, I now have a few people in my corner that I can actually count on. So I don't have that holding me back from trying to find something better. Feeling like you're trapped in a toxic place with no way to escape is the worst.

[@iamfree9212]

I started working in a company that seemed great, one of the best interviews I ever had! They gave me a great offer too. But when I started it was a mess. Nobody even said hello to me for months, then I had to complete some weird training that lasted a month and isn't related to my job. The position was remote but all of a sudden I was expected to be in an office every day. I had two bosses - one of them quit after a couple of months, other one just ignored us all. Well, it's been a year and a half and I'm still there, kind of go with the flow.

[@kubra_sultan]

I mean if the pay is decent and you're left alone for the most part then consider yourself lucky. Better than most other toxic places.

[@youtubedeletestheoppositio8188]

I like literally in the same boat minus the random training. I’ve gotten to know most of the names of the people that work here but it honestly feels like I’m at a store when I come to work. People only talk within their divisions. My team is a bunch of introverts with no personality so the days go by so long. I’m barely bothered but they pay me super well and benefits are excellent. Only shitty part is the commute, hr long each way. But I do get to be remote once a week so it’s not terrible. Either way, I just basically keep my head down and work.

[@mariahconklin4150]

Sounds like The Dollar Tree jeez

[@asadb1990]

Same happened to me as well. I left a previous job at large employer of almost 2 years to join a remote position while i sort out my wife's schooling. The first 2 months were fine but the person who i told was my boss never talked to me for 4 months. No one on the team ever talked except the 2 people of color and the one intern. Boss was nice for the first few weeks but afterwards became a full on micromanager where kept multi checking my work and it felt like there are new rules being formed. And the deadlines were already tight with constant delays but the dealdine was supposed to stay the same regardless with unreasonable timeline. Bosses sat on work for weeks and then hand the work out and say "hey we need this done by friday" on a monday afternoon. Then when 3 month review came up boss says "we thought you would be more experienced." And finally we had half day on fridays before long weekend but everytime this was happening conveniently i would get assigned last minute work. And finally the racist team of white folks who never replied to my emails and did the bare minimum. When i got laid off, i let the lady who was most supportive as they just told the team i just left lol. She left a few months later.

[@thismissivemisfit]

Bro, I had a similar experience with a private education facility. On the day I started, all I saw were interns who were doing the work of actual salaried employees, and were expected to show results. No training given, always getting yelled at, etc. I heard so much shit from them, including about one highly respected professor who only started for 2 weeks, got into fights with management and quit right after. People were terminated for the smallest mistakes, management micromanages everyone, expecting us to follow absurd rules. Nobody is happy there, including the students. I only lasted 2 months because my anxiety was through the roof, and the depression was taking a toll on my internal organs... and I wasn't the only one that has happened to.

[@sabersky1134]

My red flag was where more employees walked out of the job than doing a two weeks notice. When that’s the norm than an aberration it’s a bad sign.

[@GenX-Memories]

I would argue that most of these are fairly common in smaller businesses. Mom-and-Pops, consulting/ MSPs, general labor/ contracting, etc.

[@JasonRobards2]

Engineer here. Yes. Unfortunately it became a trend in business to use outside consultants for any job deemed not essential for the company. So most vacancies for "skilled jobs" tend to be in consultancy. People without a "sales personality" are on the short end of that evolution.

[@travelvideoz]

Supervisor was good, manager was toxic. Quit after three days because she said I was too slow.

[@mariahconklin4150]

Oh yeah I’ve gotten that one too. I should have known it was toxic when I found out that the owner and her husband worked together

[@redsolocup727]

​@mariahconklin4150 Yes! I had a similar experience. The husband wife team did a bait n switch on me. Super nice and accommodating during the interview process. Three days after I started the manager/ husband totally humiliated another employee. Everyone stood in silence while this was happening. That kinda told me that this behavior happened often. I quit after lunch. Everyone there seemed depressed and slightly afraid.

[@samia6888]

I had a similar experience a few years ago. Manager hired her daughter. I guess it was my fault because I gave her the accounts with the lowest volume to work on. Was told I was slow because her daughter got like 10 done a day while I got 5. Meanwhile the 10 only had like maximum 10 files each while mine was like 50+ each. I was told I was too slow. I kept my mouth shut cause I needed the job for experience because it was my first admin job after being in retail for years. I quit a year later but she also quit after being there for 5 years because she seen her bonus and raise was too low for training me. She also blamed me for other really awful thing to get the suspicion out of her because her ex husband had a bad track record. She wanted to put the blame on me because I was new but it backfired as no one believed her because I was too new and didn’t even know how to do basic things when I first started. There was no way I would be able to do the elaborate scheme she accused me of. I got to admit it did hurt me a lot when I found out especially because I just did the job to get paid and had my reputation tarnished for no reason.

[@BuzzinVideography]

8) employees you encounter within the place straight tell you that it sucks. 9) this new company acts shady and won't tell you who is who or where

[@danielschein6845]

Suggestion for your next video - Signs of a toxic work environment that you can see during the interview process. Your info here is great but once you’ve accepted the job, it’s too late. You are now in career damage control mode.

[@stelladallasAlabama]

During the interview is tricky because most interviewers are fake. You have to read toxicity through the type of questions and their response to your questions

[@exelenttee]

There are several very obvious that I can give from the top of my head: 1) if it is a permanent role, but interview questions are tailored for specific project. 2) if they ask you to do random tests outside of interview. 3) if the company has almost perfect score on Glassdoor or similar sites with a lot of reviews. 4) there is no technical or knowledgeable person to interview you for the role. 5) role in the ad is different from role in the interview. I am also very interested to see his video on this topic, as it is very important.

[@khanaliqasim1757]

Thanks ​@@exelenttee

[@charliedallachie3539]

Yep, my last one was micromanaging. She did a great job training us and showing us the ropes but even a year in I was getting double checked all the time and not trusted. Eventually became the cause of my termination when I confronted it and tried to call it out professionally. I simply can’t work with someone breathing down my neck constantly

[@CassiesPetParent]

The 1st red flag happened to me! My Director announced his resignation literally 3 weeks after I started! And to add insult to injury, they had no intention on filling his role anytime soon!

[@phil2470]

I just started a new part time job and on my first day, I overheard my trainer yelling and dropping f bombs because I didn't answer a phone call which I didn't even know I was supposed to do. Then I was told he gets that way sometimes and he just needs time. Everyone was trying to smooth it over as if it was no big deal but they all acknowledge this does happen. Did I make a mistake by taking this job? I literally have only worked one day. I don't want to live in that environment and I don't want to be that person myself.

[@psychedelicartistry]

The general consensus seems to be 'Hop from job to job and try to stay alive for as long as possible'.

[@ecan2211]

On the flip side of no changes, there are too many changes. I have worked for a company that constantly changes processes, bonus plans, expectations, constantly shuffles around leadership etc. Never or rarely to benefit employees.

[@kbro1984]

Wonder if we work for the same company. 😂

[@davidcarp5935]

Yeah let the changes gel and take hold and let them work before you make a mess and change again!

[@morganseppy5180]

Some companies go overboard with cost cutting and keep switching vendors bc they are cheaper. You have to wonder if the cost of all that churn is worth it.

[@HeadStronger-HS]

So if high turnovers are a sign that something is wrong, why does upper management in many cases ignore it?

[@thepinoyboomer]

Simple, upper management don't see us as human beings; we are merely equipment that they can simply be replaced. That is why we should have a mercenary mindset.

[@ShadowoftheRisingSun]

Sometimes they are either in denial or just don't know how to address it. There's usually a lack of self awareness present.

[@JasonRobards2]

Same as everyone else. Fixing costs too much effort and it won't affect their result anyway, if the problem already existed before their arrival.

[@TheLily97232]

They have no time to improve the work environment and just want the thing to work barely enough to exist.

[@Kittiesinclair5]

The turnover is part of what they see as validation of their existence. Also micromanaging and ignoring any toxicity by specific employees: some managers/ceo’s think these things are supposed to happen or are normal. Some may even think those things help management be powerful. It’s sick.

[@stelladallasAlabama]

My job wasn't toxic but the boss left a week after a group of us started. I was confused. How do you talk up a company and quit? Well, found out this same boss was over worked and had to work 12 hours everyday. It felt like the whole interview was a lie after she quit. I took the job specifically because she came across as a great boss.

[@SENATORPAIN1]

Informative video's how ever ive worked in a few places and its hard to imagine some utopian job where everyone is perfect and there is no drama.also everyone wants to think they are not toxic including myself.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Yeah, everyone is the hero of their own story BUT a lot of it is 1 employee having to work, maintain uniformity, steady the staff or company. I've seen employees sabotage sites or be petty, 2 faced. Those employees rarely last long.

[@DiegoMonroyF]

I've worked at a place that basically did ALL of those: a senior guy suddenly quit after two weeks of me joining, turnover was insane, the micro-managing was off the charts, there was no room for feedback with the boss (the CEO of the start up), there was bullying against some engineers (particularly one guy), our official work schedule was from 8AM-6PM, and, of course, the CEO forced some people to work on weekends. Man, the whole enchilada.

[@VertigoGTI]

Finding out early is crucial. My first 3 jobs outside of college landed me in positions that required 60-70 hr weeks regularly. I was too naive to question it and too willing to impress to leave quickly. I did not realize the long-term effects until I got to a job I loved and realized I'd completely alienated my friends and family. Even though Glassdoor is questionable now, there's still good info on the company you're applying for before. Doing some homework will save you a lot of heartache later on.

[@arbyharwig1837]

I started a new job that was a two person team job. I trained 4 people in 2 1/2 months and as I told the newest "you're the fourth person since I started" the look on her face told me it was time for me too to go.

[@Billn1971]

Yep. The job I left, I saw 6 people come and go within the first 10 months. I wasn't far behind them. It was too much bullshit.

[@glennso47]

I started with a small manufacturing company in 1978. It was a joy to work for them. But as years went by, larger companies bought them out and they were not so much joy to work with anymore. I was ultimately fired a month after my 30th anniversary.

[@JasonRobards2]

I've seen this happen in fast forward. I was hired by a company whose pay structure hadn't been "modernized". Most management had worked there for 20-30 years, making the place a bit of a time bubble. I was amazed about the "golden contracts" those guys still had, and the effort they put in for their employer. Many people wore several hats without effort or discontent. I guess those two perhaps were related, but who knows? Just a few months after I came aboard, the board of directors introduced their new system of pay scales. Those pay scales were determined on their base job, ignoring all extra responsibilities those people had taken on over the years. The plan also took no reservations to replace the roles that now no longer were covered by wages. Yearly wage increases are "no longer of these times", was the corpo speak to justify their decision to introduce their new system. "Scientific studies demonstrate that wage increases do not increase job satisfaction" was another justification to limit our wages for the remainder of my tenure there. Several R&D researchers left within two months. Similarly, "these days people want a better work life balance" was the corpo speak for cutting overtime pay. We asked if this meant we could go home if an emergency came up. The HRM was surprised we asked: "no, of course not. These people live in a different world. Btw, the company had massive profits when they introduced this mess. But I can tell you that company changed very quickly.

[@BrkDownMedia]

The first point is very true. I used to work for a big aftermarket auto parts company that’s no longer competitive in their market. When I got hired, the manager quit. New manager came, and got rid of me for “poor performance” despite him only being in the role for 4 months.

[@khanaliqasim1757]

Seems pretty chaotic

[@wilm3864]

I worked at a call center (never do that unless you have no other option). We were told to make customers feel valued, and yet we were treated like drones. The company would change schedules on a whim and impose impossible metrics. Our pay was insanely low, but if we asked about upcoming raises, they told us to work overtime to be placed in a drawing for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

[@nicholasrosen6342]

Personally, when a job coach found me a job, I pretty much hated that job since day 1 and was happier to leave my last day 11 years later amid pandemic shutdowns. So now I have a better job where I'm more appreciated and valued.

[@mellol1628]

Another red flag. You recently started a new job and your new coworker(s), despite having a long tenure there, go out of their way to complain about the company and/or your manager to you. Obviously it’s a sign of a disgruntled employee but in my experience 2 things become true. 1) Those particular employees will more than likely be consistently negative about the job while you’re which is problematic. 2) They’ve been at the job long enough and seen enough there to where their complaints usually have some truth to them in the long run. I’ve had this happen on 2 occasions. It usually a sign of work culture issues.

[@withpikachu2402]

07:20 if your company is ISO quality certified then, it will look like a micromanagement. My company was advised to be ISO certified to get contracts, but I actually enjoyed it because all the processes were clear. I think overall we improved as a company. We also discussed everything with consultants and they pointed inefficiencies and suggested improvements.

[@SevenFortyOne]

I worked for a company where ISO was done poorly and it was a nightmare. Each department would work to their own procedure with no consideration for the others. There was a lot of needless re-work that got done because of it. I very often would do a task several times before I could move my deliverables along due to all the dissenting opinions about how the procedures should be interpreted. Prior to working at this place I had been with a company that had implemented ISO the way you mentioned so you can probably imagine how frustrated I was. I put up with it for about 5 years and then left for a career change partly because of the frustration I had at this place.

[@Lucidtherealone]

I work for one of the major insurance companies as a sales agent. Watched my trainer quit about 2 months after I finished training.

[@bonsecore1624]

I was a temp at a household name warehouse had a 93% turnover every hiring wave about every two weeks. Managers used hard drugs and alcohol while on the job and communication was exclusively top down.

[@ML-yn9yu]

Amazon?

[@randysonkin3769]

This just happened to me. I was so excited when I first started. No one was happy at work. 2 individuals provided a toxic/ hostile work environment.

[@JamFlava1]

When company says ‘’we need to act like an family’’ it’s a red flag. I am no one’s family, I work for myself and co workers isn’t your friends or family, period. Only family is my parents the people I really care about. Out of this circle I have no family….They’re my co workers, done.

[@nickf2170]

Any more, it seems like a toxic boss is almost a certainty, at least in Engineering / Project management that I work in. They have lied at the interview, force you to do the work of 3 or 4 different roles all wrapped up into one. Other mid management is scared to death for their job, and they throw you under the bus at the drop of a hat. The boss micro manages everything they can while lording over you. My experience is almost identical to what you have described.

[@mariahconklin4150]

That’s like most jobs though it’s sad or they keep people who are super toxic that’s why I was afraid to show up at one job

[@item6931]

4:00 man that happens in my company a lot. I usually panic, wondering how I'm going to slot in all this new work without derailing my current work, then I go see a couple of movies at the cinema to de-stress lol

[@ladymay7789]

Started a new job in March...my supervisor quit in June...another supervisor quit two weeks after her. Two weeks later, three people were let-go for "budgetary reasons" and one was transferred to another location. My resume is still in circulation thanks to EXTREME micromanaging from the director, along with no sense of belonging and permanence.

[@corvifeon]

My corporate job gave me a raise and cut my hours in half right after, I quit after that

[@stfd4599]

Working in fire rescue was the most toxic work environment I’ve ever been in considering I also worked in retail and adult entertainment. Fire rescue was way more toxic especially the hazing.

[@abrahamcastellanos3281]

Great video, thanks for sharing this useful information. Today I learned something new, to be honest, I have never heard the meaning about "Micromanagement", I am going to investigate about it.

[@perdybirdie]

One of my old jobs had literally all of these problems. I got laid off 3 days before my 90 days were up, and I cried in front of the manager and he literally stared until I got it together. Evil place. Glad I got out of there honestly, it was a hot mess

[@matthewkincanon9674]

Red flags I’ve noticed in my experience at old jobs: - “We’re a stepping stone to a better career.” Nice way of saying high turnover rate - “If you work and eat at the same time or get up to go to the bathroom, that’s your 30 minute break.” - Micromanagement. Always a clear sign that your supervisor is insecure, unqualified, or was put into that role before they were ready. - Management constantly doing 180s on what they told you to do for a task - Management forgetting why they assigned you a task and then tells you it’s your fault for not knowing - Supervisors not bringing up you’ve been making mistakes for months and then they write you up and say “you learned this on your first day. You should’ve remembered it.” - The contract says you can’t terminate it or quit, even though your state is an at-will state. - Manager jokingly saying a certain supervisor “hasn’t made you cry yet”

[@protossimba5017]

I experienced this with a prominent compressed gas company in the northwest region working at a gas plant. I was shifted 4 times to different positions before finally getting placed into a position that was extremely overworked. After 1 year my coworker who trained / worked with me took another spot and I was left struggling to do a 2 sometimes 3 person job. I feel somewhat guilty leaving but I just couldn’t handle the workload. Honestly if they paid better I’m sure they could fill all the positions but they were definitely a pay lagger. They did offer an esop that was tenure based which was nice but it does absolutely nothing to help you until you retire.

[@akaoveve]

Should the employee quit in the probation period without notice? This is unprofessional, for sure, but the employeer can terminate the contract sooner if it knows the employee won't stay. What is your option on this? (thank you for all your great advice and insights)

[@oleopathic]

Good one. Need to re-watch + take notes.

[@ralph4370]

When during an interview the question pops up "How would you handle someone who is difficult to work with in your dept" that is code for the person is really in your dept and works with you. Which will cause issues and let YOU go for speaking up on their bad behavior. Very micromanager without being my manager but a team mate.

[@vikki8699]

I now always ask what they mean by "difficult" and to give me an example or scenario as that is a board question. I state that question is too subjective to answer without context. This helps me gauge whetjer there IS a "difficult" person in the department or company who makes doing the job harder. It works a treat if the interviewer is indicating there is a difficult coworker who they cannot get rid of and they need a scapegoat for that person to target. I turned down a job who displayed this.

[@dauntusgaming]

No, this question is designed to ensure that you aren’t a narcissist and blame shift every little thing onto people that you perceive being difficult to work with, even if they aren’t difficult to work with.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I don't think I agree with this assessment. This question is asked because they want to know how you handle conflict resolution. Do you go directly to management over small things or do you know how to politely and professionally talk to the person causing the issue to keep it between yourselves? It's a question to also test your communication. Perhaps talking to the person will resolve it and there's no need for them to be on a radar for termination. Maybe if it is something egregious, it would be good to bring it to your manager's attention, and then escalate if the issue persists. Keep record of things as well, so that if things do end up going to the top, you have those notes. Most jobs I've been at covers conflict resolution anyways, if not verbally then an outline for it is in the handbook.

[@Krlowanigu-mg6eg]

True. I had that question. Back then I didnt realize how toxic it was.

[@SimplyBeingAqui]

I worked at a company who would re-arrange the office every few weeks, after a bit I started to notice that faces were missing and the re-arrange was to cover it up.

[@izamalcadosa2951]

Greetings from Los Angeles, California, Bryan!! Another great video!!

[@Galen052]

I changed careers a number of years back. My first job in the new field was for a small, privately owed company. Red flag 1: My first month I was literally sitting there doing nothing. Red flag 2: There was no actual training, just once in a while someone would say, "Hey lemme show you something." Red flag 3: Since there was no training and the place was highly disorganized, I was having trouble catching on. They blamed it on me. Red flag 4: One shift I went to the bathroom and the guy before me literally didn't flush the toilet. I started looking for another job that very day.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I had 1 overnight security post, low threat; new large 1mil sq foot mall site. I and 1 other guard; also a veteran were the only staff who cleaned, took out trash, cleaned-defrost refrigerator. The other officers & managers were like 🐗 filth everywhere.

[@Kittiesinclair5]

3:50 ‘Do reverse reference checks’ - kida hard when absolutely everyone refuses to be candid or honest about any toxicity. Along with this goes a profound FEAR of retaliation for anyone who does speak up

[@Starkham]

Hit 247k today.Thank you for all the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over the last months,Started with 11k in last year 2023 ..

[@Starkham]

Have you not heard of mrs Amelia Jason

[@Starkham]

She has this skill of making complex crypto concepts easy to understand and is truly commendable.

[@Starkham]

she's on Telegrams mostly, using the ID below.

[@Starkham]

@AmeliaJason11..that’s it.

[@LilyBekonhemswort]

I'm very glad I stumbled on this I will write her now really hope she can help me too !

[@athrun2]

I actually had an instance of that "boss leaves right after you start" thing. the guy at the company in charge of the over all team I was joining left between my interview & starting. turns out that red flag was a mirage, though. after that, the company was rock solid. only other person who left was _much_ later, & it was for a job that was much closer to where he lived. everything about the company was great. only reason I left is because I wanted to move back home & they only operate in the greater DC area.

[@aarondavey8953]

Great advice, thanks man. I quit my previous job due to bullying and harassing in the workplace. How shall I convey this to my new employer while interviewing ? Many thanks in advance

[@bakerinthehouse5346]

I would like to know this as well.

[@frankcorrea8691]

Learn how to box with your mouth!😮

[@tmoney2403]

Never bad mouth a previous employer it's not a good look. You have gained valuable experience regardless even if you don't see it yet. Instead simply mention how you are looking to learn new skills or find other ways to challenge yourself so you decided to move on to other opportunities. Bonus points if you have taken courses, received additional certificates, or interned/volunteered elsewhere since leaving. Good luck!

[@ralph4370]

You weren't selected, "They found a chump willing to work for that low price" -College friend

[@vikki8699]

Exactly what my professor said. Especially if you give a number that is market value for that role. "We've choose someone cheaper and easier to exploit then you".

[@Tie509]

​​@@vikki8699I've experienced the same. Everything was going great until they followed up by phone and asked me my salary expectations. I gave them a 100% reasonable market rate for someone with my education and experience. His reply was a disappointed sounding "that's what I thought". Then the company ghosted me.

[@mattgraybill8839]

I worked at a company for 5 years and moved up to a director position. Within a year all three managers including me quit due to the management above us

[@bronwankhan3323]

> When your manager and his manager are position in every corner to watch over your shoulder like a hawk I've personally experienced working in an environment where managers constantly monitored every move, They even sat in on every client meeting, creating an incredibly tense and unproductive atmosphere. This type of micromanagement fosters a toxic environment that stifles creativity and initiative. > Furthermore, be cautious of overly smooth interview processes followed by immediate callbacks. This could be a tactic used by companies with high turnover rates or less-than-ideal work cultures. It's crucial to thoroughly research potential employers and ask probing questions during the interview to gain a deeper understanding of the company's values and work environment.

[@valerier4308]

After 10 months on a job, a new executive director took over. She was toxic and prone to angry outbursts!!!! In the next 8 months, there was an 80% employee turnover, including the business office manager who hired me! I finally quit, and 3 months later, the toxic ED was fired. Nobody is left there to give me a reference.

[@lpettigrew3401]

Your videos are very helpful with my present job search. Thank you so much!

[@charlesedwards4160]

Thanks Bryan. Lots of great tips in this one too. If you're ever in the UK I'm going to buy you the biggest coffee you've ever had. Thanks again.

[@somethingclever2]

yeah, I'm thinking my new job is toxic, but what job is not is the real question

[@glory8065]

The hazing part is so true

[@zoekane2327]

It seems toxic companies all over the place. Especially at Finance/Accounting market.

[@blahblahgdp]

I once walked in to an interview with a manager snd hr manager. The whole time the hr manager didnt speak and looked like he was a hostage. I took it since i was desperate and yeah.. i was often forgotten thay i existed unless something went wrong. One time i was finishing a bit past clockout time (i know bad habit), and when i went in, everybody was gone. Not one person checked in on me.

[@braydenobrien3732]

Worked for a place that had all these boxes checked off. Didnt need them just needed a job. I hated going into work everyday, towards the end of my tenure I just stopped contributing

[@scottmac3539]

The guy that hired me bailed a few months later. There was also high turnover rate just weeks after I took job. I'm still at the company but definitely have that CEO mindset

[@untouchable360x]

My company has more red flags than a Chinese New Year parade. Should I quit?

[@redsolocup727]

Get out of there!

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

Nice, I like that.

[@JasonRobards2]

About poor work life management. Any engineering and many programmer jobs come with a straight salary (West Europe). This means overtime is unpaid ("voluntary"). For some reason this also means you cannot refuse any overtime. Does this mean all those companies are toxic?

[@KJJ782]

I always hated changing jobs after a layoffs because a new company has new personalities some that can tattle on employees, so it isn’t a honeymoon in a new job

[@Joshualibbyy]

I’m playing your intro in the club it slaps

[@Nadineperry1]

After several years I have finally found a company where I am happy 😊 I have tons of work but I like my coworkers and the company so it's possible

[@TheJacrespo]

Most companies, I would say around 90%, are toxic because they are mediocre, despite insisting they are the best of the best. In reality, most of the jobs are not rocket science and can be done by people with average intelligence, even those with middle-lower IQs. Yet, in the job position, they ask for a long list of high requirements, most of which are unnecessary for the final mediocre job they really have.

[@yeahgirl11]

I agree wholeheartedly. Office jobs don't require a degree for being a paper pusher. Remember when people didn't even need to graduate high school to get a job and work their way up the ladder? Not saying people shouldn't be educated, but the fact that all these jobs that once required you to only have a functional brain, now require degrees, shows how inflated things and people have gotten. If you do honest work, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to buy a house a take care of yourself/family.

[@uganda8956]

@@yeahgirl11 y

[@sELFhATINGiNDIAN]

I agree with you, Linkedin's favorite anti-AI anti-Tech anti-humanity doomsayer, you are very brave with pseudo intellectualism galore. I follow him, that famous Reddit group on LinkedIn does. Bless you Bepe keep up the good work.

[@UserName-q4i5d]

Oh yes, the employer I worked for 9 years and quit: they would NEVER tell in advance that a huge load of work is about to dump on your shoulder, oh no. The engineers would be the last to know, and suddenly overnight you get your workload increased 4x overnight.

[@c46236]

Micro management is not processes, that is you inability to work in an organized way. Micro management is quite the opposite, a manager that permanently howers over your sholder.

[@officialnotesonlifepodcast]

This is true of many of these so-called tech companies specializing in AI, as well the companies they use to hire on their behalf. Be careful!

[@09Emilymarie]

Just started work at a new job and I’m starting to get concerned. The lady in the office with me nitpicks the way I talk on the phone, all the way to the specific words I use. She nitpicks the emails I send out because they don’t reach her level of professionalism. Meanwhile she’s a hot head. She’s in a constant state of frustration and just yesterday, she cussed out the printer and slammed it.. I’m just shy of a month here. I accepted this job because the pay was more than my previous one

[@Terminator550]

I am working online sales. We were told to just make the sale, regardless of not telling the entire truth about the service. I am informing the customers what they are getting themselves into and have been blessed and have been making sales. The problem is that I am suppose to make 1 sale per week for 40 hours worked that week. I made 56 sales in total in 6 days, but that is not good enough. I am getting paid hourly, so I am just going to do my time and quit next week. Love remote work, the team is nice, but I cannot be a slime ball and lie to people just to get the sale.

[@HH-le1vi]

Sales is always not good enough. That's very common in sales.

[@Ring0--]

That absolutely defines Sales.

[@Terminator550]

@@Ring0-- No it does not. I have been a salesman for industrial parts and a salesman for ATV/ UTV and I can say that sales is helping people. Sales get a bad reputation because of the predatory practices that the company I currently work for is using. I thought this company would have ethics as we were doing their training session. But that was my fault for believing they would do the sales practices I have done in previous jobs.

[@Terminator550]

@@HH-le1vi I should have mentioned that my quota was 40 sales and I surpassed that quota.

[@HH-le1vi]

@@Terminator550 sales managers are never satisfied. It's basically a permanent thing in sales. You can be #1 in the country and they'll want more.

[@gingersnap9105]

When your new boss brags about being complained about to HR and nothing ever happened to them. Who is proud of that? Later you discover your boss is best friends with the HR person.

[@johnlangley6449]

All jobs are toxic it’s how toxic is it 😢

[@Seraphina_Atley]

Another red flag: they fire junior employees they hired years ago, knowing that they are junior, instead of coaching/growing them. They also randomly fire loyal, long-tenured employees because they disagree with the CEO on something minor. This is a sign of both an unclear vision and an egomaniac (delulu) CEO.

[@SmoakArrow]

When it comes to Work-Life Balance and overwork/overwhelm, if the employee has tried to address the workload and time issue with management and management keeps saying “go home on time on time” but the workload never eases up, no additional resources are given and even MORE is added to the plate, making it impossible to leave because there’s just so much to do… is the employee better off just shutting up and doing the work and stop complaining or saying anything about it? What about concern re the impact of that honesty / negativity on the team you’re working with?

[@statisticalseminarsdcmeetu8491]

I heard that when a company or agency uses the phrase "we are family here" . At first this aeems innocent but then they work you too much but its all in the name of "family"

[@KJJ782]

I worked for a company years ago that micromanaged their employees. I left after a year, if there is one thing I hate is a boss constantly over my shoulder. I left and went to another company that had a hands off approach and the management would check in from time to time and trusted its employees more often. Micromanagement is often used by management who do not trust their employees and their proven success on jobs. I also don’t like managers who stick around till the last minute, again another trait of a micromanager, aka a person who always has to be in control. Lower and mid level management might be pressured to micromanage for numbers and outcomes for their own bosses

[@PoSHEmediaglobal]

Am an executive assistant so my work revolves around the executive He’s become insufferable I got called back to work from a leave cos he claims he never approved it I am never working an assistant role ever again I have an MBA for gods sake 😢

[@zurielsss]

Yep i left a job last month because of a huge red flag, my direct manager is leaving after 6 months and no one in the team is more than 1yr tenure. Got out the next offer I had

[@dreamweaver.]

Nice video! I was wondering if you could do a video giving the real deal on getting jobs while having a disability from a recruiter stand point. I know it discrimination I'm some cases to single people out for this but if you have a Condition you must disclose for accommodations what do you think?

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

You can use the law to mitigate the effects of a toxic employer. If you're unemployed, some job is better than no job. If your employer is causing mental distress, you can use the law to stave off being fired for several months. Also, maintain an "if you give an inch, they will take a mile" mentality. At least you will net 4 or 5 months of paychecks.

[@courtneicey15]

“You can use the law to stave off being hired” - how?

[@morganseppy5180]

​​@@courtneicey15just involving a labor lawyer will slow things down

[@jensz9360]

@@courtneicey15 File a complaint against them, internally or lawsuit. If they fire you in that time you can sue heavy for retaliatory firing.

[@ker4all]

Yup, for the first 7 weeks IT systems & phones were on/off-line several times daily, sometimes all day! very unproductive work enviro. I left after zero intel on corrective measures to the unproductive situation could be offered.

[@Deitricklaverne]

Most people miss it but the secret to living and retiring comfortably is finding a way to make returns while your money works for you. My Dad, as i remember started saving for retirement quite late but I know he was making more than 10k returns from his investments monthly and it was completely passive.

[@V.stones]

No doubt being financially free and not having to worry much cannot be overemphasized, making smart plans and setting up diversified investment portfolios is quite essential.

[@V.stones]

from a personal angle I'm aware continuing to invest in periods of higher volatility is a Smart way to build wealth.

[@Sanchyfab]

I would avoid the index funds, mutual funds, or specific stocks for the time being. The 5% fixed incomes are the safest bet for now. Save your cash for when the market actually shows sign of recovery

[@Sanchyfab]

You need to get a financial planner to aid diversify your portfolio to commodities index funds, digital assets etc, to provide illumination and guidance in the financial markets.

[@deitrickhemming5663]

Good point.. the market has been crazy lately, a few surprises here and there.. with all the global happenings taking place I think it’s safe to say that a severe global recession is looming.. professional guidance seems necessary

[@KJJ782]

Yeah I worked a job where the director left in the first year.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I took a great, easy mobile patrol 🚓 security post in 2021, mid Covid19 pandemic era. I drove a new 2021 Toyota Tacoma pick-up 🛻 , had my own work schedule(no relief or anyone to show up late). I drove in AC or cool 🌃 air. My mgr turned out to be a lying flake & was cut by the mgr. We got along, had 0 problems but the guy did seem off 🤔 . I left that post when the company wanted me to move to a lower paid fixed post, no patrol.

[@MichaelWarlock]

Started a job at a deli type place, pretty sure its toxic, was told id get 35 plus hours a week " we need the help" then the other day sends me home an hr early