Toxic Work Culture is Everywhere

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Today we’re going there and taking down toxic work culture that is pervasive across companies today. These toxic work behaviors and expectations are work are everywhere, and not only are they making you miserable… they’re burning you out, they’re hurting your career. In fact, these commonly accepted things are five reasons why toxic work environments are so common, and what makes so many jobs toxic jobs. Watch to find out what they are, why you need to change these mindsets, and how you can do it starting today.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:31 Hustle Culture
2:27 Vacation is for the Weak
4:48 Respect My Authority!
7:08 Work Comes First
9:15 You Are Not Your Job
11:32 How to make the shift (personally)
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[@JenniferBrick]

What toxic work culture behavior would you add to the list?

[@jeffrybrickley870]

I would add the eternal loop of improvement and increasing volume metrics. If producing 10,000 lines of code is good then 20,000 lines is better. The person who produces the most lines of code in shorter times is the best producer. Even if that person is crashing the shared code of all the other programmers. Volume metrics don't always work. I would argue that in respect to humans volume metrics are more toxic than not, they end up more related to those endless hours.

[@JenniferBrick]

Totally agree Jeffry, quantitative metrics need qualitative validation and vice versa. Most companies get this wrong IMHO.

[@JK20239]

A** kissing. No one should have to do that to be promoted, getting raise or not getting laid off. Yes men shouldn't be rewarded.

[@JenniferBrick]

I agree with you soooo much Joshua!

[@GiGiChosen]

We are family and friends manipulation. They do that to get much more out of you. You don’t own the company.

[@gigib6757]

One time, I gave a 2 month notice to let me job know that I planned to take 1 week off work for vacation and it was approved. I was shammed for not answering work emails/calls and not being a team player while I was away for VACATION. It is against “company policy” to do this but they don’t care. I am an hourly entry level employee not an executive.

[@dennistrull1475]

Same here. Coming up on my vaca, was asked two days before leaving, do you already have the tickets?

[@Asfgxff]

I put in a time off request with over 2 months in advance because I didn’t want my little girl to be left home alone for a week during Christmas vacation. I had about 40 days of pto saved up. They gave me a write up for my request. Because my immediate supervisor “had plans” for those days…

[@user-of9bx1uk3u]

Gas lighting and narcissistic cliques.

[@JenniferBrick]

Things that need to be banished from society in general!

[@dctrbrass]

phew...I've had SO many instances if of gaslighting lol :) It's disgusting.

[@dede2391]

Yes!

[@anthonyroberts2678]

This was in the military a lot!!

[@saxenas]

@@JenniferBrick only a gun will do that.

[@thegayteen]

I was just talking about how awful hustle culture is. Couldn’t agree more.

[@JenniferBrick]

I could rant for days...

[@angelflower176]

Bullying, toxic bosses, sexual harassment are also problematic and people gossiping/workplace politics. Also staff being under paid and over worked is not ok

[@rocker76m88]

Wow you must be working at my last job lol

[@csensale]

Retail

[@NotYourMamasChannel]

Yeah there's more to life than working. What's the point of having a nice home, new truck, and lots of other Big Boy toys if they're just gonna sit in the garage collecting dust because you have no time to use them and enjoy them because all you do is work and sleep? I realize that more as I approach middle age and know I still have things in life I want to accomplish.

[@JenniferBrick]

So true, Rich!!

[@KingBabaJames]

This is what most people don't understand. Gotta love ya self. Work smart.

[@revo1336]

No one on their death bed ever said “I should of spent more time at the office”

[@Morgan24_7]

They do NOT believe that family comes first. When my mom was first diagnosed with cancer and told her manager her diagnosis and that she needed time off, do you know what he said to her?!? IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU HAVE CANCER! Sheee went off on him. I wanted to go up to her job and fight him.

[@JenniferBrick]

What!? That is disgusting behavior.

[@Morgan24_7]

@@JenniferBrick RIGHT! I wanted her to tell H.R. but she didn't. She beat cancer and yes she took her time off. 5 days chemo and 5 days radiation. She won. 13 years later it came back and took her life. I had to talk to her manager to get information and he was like...oh she was so wonderful blah blah blah...only Jesus held my tounge.

[@Morgan24_7]

@@JenniferBrick By the way...this was at Valley Medical hospital in Livermore Ca. They have since been bought out by Stanford.

[@citydweller99]

Wow, you described my former boss. Sometimes she would throw tantrums and I would be curious how she made it so far in the corporate world with little to no coping skills.

[@cirella1064]

Sounds like your boss is petrified of failure and projecting it onto their employees. Bosses are people. They can be dysfunctional in their personal lives. The problem is we don’t talk about personal lives in the work environment because we need to keep this facade that we are professional robots-not people. To be an individual means you are not conforming to the company brand.

[@Dzanarika1]

Probably being encouraged

[@steveawesome9538]

I work for people who normally wouldn't be trusted to operate a lemonade stand profitably. So, the second point hits hard.

[@YouTubePurgetheblackplague]

I work for one where the terms to work for them was to not have a focus on being a business owner.

[@fabsir2007]

I absolutely dislike the hustle culture and don't want it to be part of my life. The minute I walk out of the office I switch off. Obviously it's hard to not get dragged into it occasionally but only occasionally. I couldn't agree more with what is mentioned in this video.

[@JenniferBrick]

I think it's inevitable occassionally. Stuff happens. I equally expect to be able to need to prioritize work on my own time, but also my family during work time. If there isn't the give / take... it's just taking right.

[@haroldfridkis3536]

Speaking of toxic work culture, I get treated like I'm some kind of jerk at work. Every single day.

[@merc340sr]

I hate work, period!

[@mollyainsworth5984]

I lost my toxic job. Didn't work for 4 months. Now I have a part time job and a pay cut. So far I like it! Its 10 miles from my home and allows the bills to be paid. The what do you do question and culture is still something I'm dealing with. Very thankful to be out of a toxic job and able to rest.

[@yourgo8636]

This was so me until I woke up and asked myself who are you without your job, credentials, and title? The answer was "nothing" I literally was all of those things and without them I was nothing. My work literally defined me, it was who I was, it was made me a good person. I was so wrong. My work was really a way for me to escape the emotional trauma that I had endured growing up. True "Hero" syndrome.

[@JenniferBrick]

I soooo feel you on this; and it's such a big deconstructions / reconstruction to process. How are you doing with it?

[@yourgo8636]

@@JenniferBrick Whew! I searched through your videos, that I liked, in order to find this comment. To answer your question, it was actually pretty intense. I had just left a toxic AF working environment or getting ready to leave one, when I posted this comment. I had to have an honest conversation, with myself. I literally faced the monster inside of me (shadow work or deep work, whatever you choose to call it.), And it was tough, you know what, it wasn't tough, it was HARD as HECK! BUT, it was necessary. I no longer have to "medicate" myself, in order to deal with my train wrecked life. A year and two months by the way! Props to King J and Glory to God.🙏 I have found my true purpose, in this thing here we call life. I have taken all of the skills that I have learned within the last fourteen years, and will use them to aide me in living out my purpose. Your videos truly helped me out of a dark headspace. I don't think we really understand the toll that working outside of your purpose takes, on your mental health. Spider man said it best, positive self talk Peter, yeah, okay? Mental health is important, okay, I get it. Anyway, thank you, for living out your purpose.

[@nelsonartemio4218]

My boss embodies this toxicity. When the Virus hit, I was expected to answer calls immediately from clients as we transitioned to working from home. It is not an issue at all that we let clients go to our message line and we return the calls at a later time; after all, we could be on the phone with another client. Nobody believed there was an issue and there were no complaints. My boss wanted me on the phone whenever a call came in. Well, turns out the pandemic really messed with my home life. I lost my child care and preschool for my 3 year old and on top of that my parents were vulnerable so needed help to run errands such as shopping for food. My boss was all talk about "flexibility" and "taking care of ourselves". When I explained that my life was in a state of temporary chaos and that live calls would be difficult, I received a nasty email telling me that I am to do what I am told. Period. That he's the boss, and that my family is never to be brought up again as reason for not doing my job. Vuck that guy.

[@stephenharper8652]

Wow disgusting and inhumane. I cannot imagine being told that by someone you are actually helping generate income. Sorry that you are experiencing this type of abuse.I quit on the spot today after giving a 2 weeks notice because I cannot tolerate the acceptable harassment by a lead in my department.

[@nelsonartemio4218]

@@stephenharper8652 To top it off, because forwarding the line to my cell would result in messages and calls to skip the company inbox entirely, they decided they couldn't do it in the end... Naturally, this left me fuming. Good on you Stephen for quitting your Job. I wish I felt free enough to do so myself, but I'm much too afraid of losing benefits and income for my household, of which, I am the sole provider.

[@cirella1064]

I’ve been told this as well “I’m your manager and you need to respect me” despite him not giving it back. So I told him exactly that and he retaliated by turning the whole department against me, not giving me any leads and the company stood by him. I look back and think….what a miserable f*ck bag. Now he has a failing liver and is in the hospital because he was a closet alcoholic for 30 years.

[@nelsonartemio4218]

@@cirella1064 Seriously, some people need to sort out legit priorities instead of acting like the work is gonna mean a damn thing more than your own health. Sucks to hear about what happened, hopefully you have a better job now.

[@carlyjacobs7567]

I ended up getting burnt out and having a breakdown at work, I ended up quitting with no job lined up. Now it is a month later and I regret it. :/

[@JenniferBrick]

I've been there and quit without another job too. It's scary when you start job searching and it's not instantaneous. And there are a lot of myths and doomstyle videos about resume gaps - it's not that big of a deal, especially right now. Spend time getting clear on what you really want in your next job and how you want to add value. It will make it easier and less stressful!

[@carlyjacobs7567]

@@JenniferBrick thank you. I'm not doing well mentally.

[@dmarielilly4563]

Let me tell you that quitting your job is the BEST thing you could have done. I was also 100% burnt out and left my job at the end of August. Do I worry about the future? Yes, of course. However, I am using this time to hone my job search/interview skills and utilizing free/low cost resources to up my job skills. As for free resources: I'm not sure where you live, but see if your city/town has a local job center. Your local library may also have resources you can use. If you don't already have a LinkedIn account (it's free), get one and start networking (lots of free resources on what to do and how to do it). There's also a ton of free content on KZbin (such as Jennifer's channel) that can help you in your career, and revamp your resume, LinkedIn and interview skills. Lots of careers have professional associations you can join where you can network as well. In the meantime, see if you can volunteer opportunities related to your career - even if it's one day a week, or remote, it's something you can add to your resume. As for low cost: Udemy is a great website where classes start as low as $12.99. Coursera and edX (edx.org) also has a bunch of free courses. Good luck!!!

[@oopsmypencilslipped]

Hi Carly, I'm actually in the EXACT position as you are. I have resigned because of burnt out. I did not want i my mental health to get any worse then it already has. I don't have a job lined up but I didn't wanna switch jobs before taking care myself first otherwise the cycle would repeat. I hope you're doing better.

[@Secretzstolen]

​@@carlyjacobs7567 can you get a therapist? I'm sorry you're going through this. Our brains are reacting normally to an abnormal and toxic system.

[@nightfangs2910]

This is a bit off topic but pertains to this video, FOR ALL YOU YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE ..... You have only 2 paths to take in life, get busy working on your own dreams or go work for the other guy making their dreams come true, don't climb the company ladder, OWN the ladder,( start your own company when you're young and don't have adult responsibilities yet ) OR get ready to be beaten down by everything mentioned in this video which is spot on about the general day to day 💩 you will be exposed to

[@JenniferBrick]

I've worked for plenty of companies that were not like this... and I know lots of business hours who take zero days off. There is no right or wrong path, we all gotta find our own path individually.

[@nightfangs2910]

@@JenniferBrick I watched far to many people dedicate so much of themselves to a company for 30+ years, only to have that company find a way to get them fired in their 50s and have security walk them out the door, myself at 55 worked at many places both private and public sectors and this was the common denominator

[@YouTubePurgetheblackplague]

I was ask by a customer at my current job why let my last business end. I wasn't feeling it. I was told find your new passion or at least somewhere you get paid your worth and your college degree. I told him what I make and what my true job title was. I am making 37% less I should be doing the same position at minimum range for a private company that kept what the real job title entailed. The man told me they screwed me out 70% of my worth. This company is a red flag. He told me he was never shopping their again and to take his advice. Also, when I got hired on. One toxic coworker gloated about how one department had a walk out, because the company wouldn't give them a raise. Oh, they lay off people to replace them with cheaper laborer. They're losing a lot of repeat clients now do to this. Many businesses are trying to find business owners that focus on the employees who then focus on them. If the employee is told focus on the customer and not themselves then the employee should eventually get out there and that company doesn't want employees, but just customers. That they're holding on to Mario's red flag. Also, I was told that when the ownership of the company was passed down that the infrastructure is running away.

[@saxenas]

Every single office job i've ever had was toxic to the core and each and every one of them had all the check boxes checked off for every single toxic trait. And please don't do the "well ur the common denominator from all those jobs so it must be you". I was always a culture fit problem cuz i hate gossip and i hate being fake. But i always did my job excellently. I was NEVER a dick to anyone either. Now i work part time at a gas station like those little huts where it's only one person working at a time. And even there, the customers show all the toxic traits being dicks all the time, AND the colleagues that i have to switch shifts with were dick heads too with their false accusations and gossip trying to get me fired or micromanage me. One of the colleagues even would not let me through when trying to walk by him after saying excuse me, cuz it's a really small building, and i almost poked my eye out squeezing by him and almost hitting the corner of a shelf with my eye. So even though i'm working alone during my shift i'm still facing dickheads left and right. It got so bad with my colleagues that i spoke to HR and the HR person said "one person in the building at a time only from now on to avoid conflict". HOW FUCKING TOXIC ARE HUMAN BEINGS IT'S INCREDIBLE NOBODY IS NORMAL ANYMORE. Even when working a solo job the people around u STILL find a way to attack you.

[@99oildrops]

I totally agree with the last point. I absolutely HATE it when people ask what I do for work. I've been stuck in retail for years, never been a manager, never been promoted and answering that question has been downright f***ing embarrassing when they're working in a job that makes way more money than I do. It makes me feel like I'm what my paycheck says. LESS, even though deep down, I know that isn't true.

[@kimslone5185]

Top down leadership explains why the leaders love people who come from the military -- what they don't know is that those former military people are tired of it!

[@revo1336]

Exactly - we’re not under the UCMJ anymore.

[@dctrbrass]

At an old job I remember thinking, "I'm no longer active duty. You don't get to talk to me that way." Then I said something a little more tactfully lol

[@eq2092]

That's a misconception that the US military is top down leadership. It isn't in practice. In most combat units the situation is so fluid that the commanders in the rear don't have the information required or ability to make decisions quickly enough. In those scenarios small unit leaders are given wide latitude and trained to make decisions independently.

[@cristinat.8639]

Great video, Jennifer. I would also add "not paying interns" to the pile of toxic work things for a simple reason - if you don't value someone who is there to learn, it says a lot about how much you value the actual full-time employees. Not accepting remote work is another one (comes from lack of trust and micromanagement), not taking complaints seriously from employees because they make the company look bad (huge red flag), asking someone to prove they are sick if they want to take time off etc.

[@JenniferBrick]

Unpaid internships are bullshit. I'm NY is supposed to be teaching but I've seen so many companies not even train their unpaid interns on the basics. Nevermind the inequity of the structure. Should be illegal.

[@YouTubePurgetheblackplague]

It's preached in school systems and colleges. The school system is 🐂💩

[@DMRoper1]

Where has legal slavery gone? I say two places - unpaid internships and volunteerism. Some organizations and people abuse these things. It really IS BS.

[@mollyainsworth5984]

In some places unpaid internships are illegal. Not where I live. It sucked! I couldn't work because I was in college and if I didn't do the unpaid internship I wouldn't graduate.

[@kimslone5185]

Thank you so much for this one! I work to support my life, and I HAVE a life. I'll never apologize for that.

[@JenniferBrick]

This is how it should be!!!

[@rollingdudes8859]

This is why I DREAM of WINNING the LOTTERY!!! WORK SUCKS!!! The only reason for a job is a paycheck!!!

[@JenniferBrick]

But also, start saving and investing! Self fund an early retirement!

[@zitkalasa7]

It sucks the amount of time off you’re given in the U.S. compared to many other countries.

[@JenniferBrick]

Literally no guaranteed time off, versus 2-5 weeks in other western working cultures. It's absurd.

[@RickJZ1973]

Your sentiment regarding people who don't use their leave time is spot on the mark! Use of vacation time is a huge benefit and provides for a healthy work/ life balance.

[@JenniferBrick]

It's crucial!

[@marialai4533]

This is a great video. My boss throws tantrums time to time, nit pick on the smallest and unimportant things and says " do you hear me?" . Dont know if she is treating us like small children or she is the small children herself

[@danpeters6874]

My son used to get sick all the time when he was a baby. I would often be the one to take care of him because I had lots of sick leave. Although she never said anything directly, I could tell my boss took issue with me missing all that work. My attitude was that I can always find another job, but I can’t replace my son

[@clarasiewwl]

A toxic employer i once worked for fired an employee who merely asked about leave application. He called her a slacker and fired her without notice. Just suddenly blocked her on all emails and WhatsApp group chats and had a company meeting to conduct a smear campaign on that employee, calling her a “slacker”, and threatened that “non-performers will be put to task”. He set unrealistic expectations and was passive aggressive, expected us to answer on weekends and after office hours, and would have rage episodes and temper tantrums. I’m so glad I made the decision to leave as the burnout and panic attacks were making me so depressed, a complete nervous wreck. Toxic work culture is everywhere and I’m sick of it being normalized, leaving so many employees burnt out and shattering their confidence and self esteem in the process. I’ve seen so many people in my life put up with nonsense from toxic narcissistic employers, and these managers in positions of power get away with their manipulation and abuse.

[@Dzanarika1]

And yet these employers want us to give them leave notice 😂😂😂😂

[@tammydunnettleadership]

Definitely a rant video and as I'm sitting here "working" watching your KZbin lol - I find myself reflecting on how I totally get the hustle culture and how our culture has focused on that as a way to get ahead - now on the flip side, sometimes you just love what you do and it does not feel like work and we can slide into these behaviors of not taking a break without even noticing it. A leader is anyone who has an opportunity to elevate the practice of those around them, no fancy title needed, no corner office. I find that the most influential leaders are often just your average person working the average job and doing what they think is right.

[@celestinabolger7417]

At my last job I was at for almost 7 years I still only had one week of paid vacation. My boss hired another part-time assistant but she did not have the experience she claimed. And even after being there for 4 years she could only do certain things which was not helpful to me because I was still doing the same amount of work I was before. So if I wanted to take time off I would end up coming back to a pile of paperwork because she had idea how to do it. Which was extremely frustrating and stressful! I never understood after her first or second evaluation why my boss didn't see that she wasn't as qualified as he thought she was and replaced her.

[@MGDC127]

Office politics, closed door communication, power tripping, gaslighting, blame game, bad management, toxic bosses

[@Sirie7206]

I will NEVER not take vacation again. It caused me my health. This year I’m taking my full vacation and I will be MIA from work.

[@1x93cm]

Duh... It's because we live in a profoundly sick society

[@watamutha]

Yeah the whole work culture in the US is pretty insane. Even in the UK, whom I think are our closest relatives culture wise, give a minimum of a month off, have work contracts and free national healthcare!

[@chris7285]

I also noticed at work that the guys who were those “no days off” types were often cutting corners because they confused working fast with working efficiently. They were often rushing the last hour of their work just to be able to clock out ASAP even though they’d leave tasks done incomplete.

[@sourodeeppathak]

I was able to instantly relate to this after going through the first point itself! Your content is great and is very relevant in today's day and age. Keep up the good work!

[@cateclism316]

A toxic work environment is where no one has heard of a work/life balance, and you're made to feel guilty for having to take time off!

[@JonathanSorunke]

These are so true at every organization! Great video Jennifer!

[@DMRoper1]

I love this. So refreshing to hear these points. People make work drive them literally crazy. And they are being exploited too. Sad.

[@MikosMiko]

“Respect my authority.” Dealing with this right now

[@bujdosogyula3429]

Well said!

[@runningwithstelvio]

I love the way you broke it down! So true! Work culture is becoming a nightmare! Great Video!

[@marknc9616]

I had a former manager that was sending work emails during the overnight hours. This manager worked early in the morning to coordinate work with our European offices. Then he would work a full day as well. His employees questioned him about his work life balances. He had risen up to a mid level management position. He had been with the small company for 20 years or so. Then in 2017, he was arrested with state charges of a sexual offense against a minor. The penalty for these state charges would have been about one year in prison. Instead, he was charged with federal charges. He pled guilty. He was sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release. The press release from the US Attorney's office identified what they found on this manager's computer. It was the worst of the worst of child pornography. This information explained what he was doing on his computer at all hours of the night. He probably was taking a break from his improper activities to reply to a work email or two.

[@MoonLight-gm6zm]

By far the best video I've seen on this topic!! ♥️♥️♥️ Jennifer, I applaud you! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@SirElkTroutmanIII]

This video is so amazingly accurate and necessary. Thank you.

[@xfuie]

omg I'm nodding throughout - couldn't agree more 💯

[@marcelineleee]

Wow.. totally my workplace! And my boss will probably make it a hell of a time for my transfer to another job cause she hates everyone's happiness.

[@shaun416]

I love your videos. I feel like you are reading my mind. My job destroys my soul. Watching your videos helps me cope with the insanity. You make me feel like I’m not alone. Thank you.

[@plumiish]

I love the way you think! Your advice has been very helpful! Thank you for making these amazing vids! :)

[@JenniferBrick]

I'm so lucky I get to do this. Thanks for watching, friend!

[@ericburr1157]

Fantastic points. Totally agree with you. Thank you.

[@jbilotta]

Management putting unrealistic expectations on their contract workers who don’t even get benefits and take all the credit.

[@davidellis5141]

Hi Jennifer 👋 - Definitely take your earned time off & trust me nobody is " irreplaceable " at work. Love your advice 👍

[@JenniferBrick]

Not taking vacation is like paying your company for the pleasure of working there while burning yourself out. Thanks for supporting, David!

[@Pursuepeace0715]

I was praying about this and your video popped up thank you for all this sage advice!! I neded to hear 5his and you are helping me to make significant changes

[@solc24]

Recently in my job, the responses have been "it's a directive from leadership team." Like okay...and how does that answer my question for a valid response. Lack of some simple transparency.

[@JenniferBrick]

It's like a parent telling their kid, "Because I said so." We're all adults and perform much better when we have the information and context we need.

[@revo1336]

Sound like “ more challenges going forward “

[@barbaramoran8690]

PEOPLE NEED THEIR VACATIONS AND OFF HOURS UNAFFECTED BY WORK SO THEY CAN BE THEIR BEST WHILE ON DUTY.

[@lesliengo8347]

Hi Jennifer, yes it makes me upset that toxic work culture is everywhere. In post secondary, many of my classmates are working their butts off and I sense them feeling burnt out, miserable, tired, and not being able to meet too high expectations. We really need to know who we are, have healthy boundaries, and assertive communication

[@eoinMB3949]

I think its in a lot of places but not them all. I worked in a College library for almost 20 years and in that time I can count on one hand the negative encounters I had with co-workers. I then moved into healthcare, working in a hospital and let me tell you that was a culture shock. The moment I walked into that place I felt it. I had more negative experiences with other members of staff in one day than I did in my almost 20 years in the library. I'll be returning to the library soon and I am absolutely relieved. Non-toxic workplaces do exist but they are rare, when you find one, dont do what I did and leave to see what they grass was like on the other side.

[@oliwiaradomska6125]

thank you for this video :)

[@geoffscott5066]

Brilliant content in this video. Love your energetic delivery style. I am going to fwd this vid to a few of my besties 😉

[@JenniferBrick]

Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it so much!

[@mateiddd]

Respect my authoritah !!!

[@paba10]

Great video!!

[@JenniferBrick]

Thanks, Peter!

[@tippytoe1250]

I never understood hustle culture. I prefer to live life as leisurely as possible. My husband is the same way. We go on vacation as much as we can.

[@jaymetosineto8900]

You are so right! My goodness! Things got so awful that sometimes I catch myself considering I'm in wrong for wanting a life... That's a good point to make clear in interviews I've been trying. It's working fine so far: toxic companies discarded me right away ;D \o/

[@jbilotta]

I stumbled upon your channel and I think what you have to say is absolutely helpful and you are very interesting.

[@eh5420]

I keep coming back to these videos before applying Lord the qualifications get me every time!

[@sadiaswr]

Thanks career bestie 😘😘😘😘😘

[@JenniferBrick]

Anytime my friend!!

[@carichicago9942]

Great video, it resonates with me and with a documentary on DW Documentaries called ‘996’.

[@cc.929]

Ohhhhh my favourite superwoman ❤️ thank you for all your advices!

[@JenniferBrick]

You're making me blush here!

[@randolphthegr8810]

I work in a place where there is a boys club and I will not be s part of it. I work hard as a mechanic and I am usually the only one here that works while everyone including my boss sits in the break room just talking and having a good time. I work on a machine while another one is just sitting there waiting for my job to be done while there are higher paid guys doing nothing. This is so stressful and not cool. I'm working on my escape this year. Once I leave they can figure out what they lost.

[@nicolechristineperalta6318]

Thank you for this video Jennifer! I just have to get my experience off my chest because I still can't believe it happened to me a couple of months into a new job with a national, reputable nonprofit media organization (I don't see myself hanging around there much longer). Here's a great example of "Respect my authority by top down leadership". Me to manager: "Would it be possible to speak to "so and so" in finance about training and going live with this particular job duty." Manager: (becomes very enraged and raises his voice) "Don't you dare go above my head or it will end very very badly for you! Of course, not by me, but by others!" Me: (Mouth drops open and I head out of his office in disbelief) WTF?!!

[@tuvarawoods9758]

I agree 100% with everything you said.

[@rchn1315]

for 30 yrs, in my engineering science role, I can't work at home. But I can work at home nights, weekends, and on vacation. Yup 80 hrs / week salaried. Then my job held over my head, then I still get fired. Now "Going Galt".

[@connectingcomics]

Thank you! I am on a two week vacation and have had to field calls and emails for the first couple days of it. Done with it. Putting in that two week notice when I get back to work.

[@jenniferbond7073]

How did it go? Did you leave? I agree, if you are fielding calls and emails, not really a vacation. You shouldn’t have to use your pto hours for that bs!

[@connectingcomics]

@@jenniferbond7073 I put in my notice the day I got back from vacation. It was the best decision I have made in a long time. I used the first two months to finish my undergraduate degree. In the last month I filed paperwork for a business. Using what I have picked up from "The E Myth Revisited" I'm turning my hobby and passion into a sustainable business model. It has been a long time since I was this excited about work each day.

[@bellabukuru]

Winning the burn out Olympic 💀 that was so spot on on toxic productivity

[@neilfun27]

great video jennifer

[@JenniferBrick]

Thanks Neil!

[@andreigamaletz]

I like this video especially the part where life work balance is BS!! True words!!

[@geckogekko]

Thank you for this!! I just cringed when I heard about your experience. I worked until the day I went into labour.... I’m cringing thinking about it. What was I trying to prove??? Glad I’m taking my full mat leave. Some moms don’t even do that.

[@grateful954]

I was texted on the Monday of my vacation week to attend a lunch on the Friday with my married couple bosses who wanted to discuss an urgent change in the business. I reluctantly agreed and on that Friday morning 2hours prior the lunch was cancelled but we could still meet the sales rep at a restaurant if we wanted. It was a 45 min meeting that could have been an email. THAT was the first of many nails in the coffin with those turds and the toxic work culture I endured. I’m just exiting another toxic workplace where gaslighting, micromanaging, undermining and denial was the norm. SO done

[@cyrus9513]

They give too much work to youngers, it's like they will not leave you until you die old

[@Gnomezonbacon]

My favorite response to a 14 hour work day is - You need 14 hours? You must be incredibly inefficient.

[@tudormiller8898]

I've always wondered why this was the case in most of the jobs I've done. I never really discussed it at length with any of my co workers. Until I left the job, and just happened to bump into them years later.

[@Stevetrevor360]

I can absolutely relate to this...I dreamt about being a stay at home writer dad but reality had other plans... I got multiple phone calls from my toxic boss when I was in bad shape during Covid... I hadn't slept the entire night and was suffering from terrible nausea but he only cared about the work that got effected due to my absence... I wasn't even allowed to take a half day to get vaccinated after my isolation period ended cos my boss was too pissed off that I stayed at home for two weeks... I am expected to answer every phone call without delay even during off days and I can't leave work even an hour earlier to catch the bus back home... It's due to this harsh reality that I cant even think about taking a vacation even though I have 20 paid days written in my contract

[@fracturecomics4117]

That doesn’t seem legal.

[@robertellis6505]

At Goodwill I never call in sick after 4 years

[@LTGDSP]

The lean method which is maximize the amount of work done with the least number of employees.

[@icecrystal3255]

This is the worst toxic factor by far

[@Baseballbruja]

I agree with the hustle culture. Jobs even the most supportive like I'm in want things in fast time frame. But if you do things fast then you might not get them done right. So which is it pace yourself and do it correctly or do it fast.

[@marlenevideos8666]

Life is not work and work is not life. Like it!

[@EliPop]

Thank you. I hate to say, but I was thinking that I was being a wimp for not wanting to work 40 to 45 plus hours per week. I'm down, but I work to live, I don't live to work you know?

[@astarisborn9820]

Facts!!!

[@makeda.andrews]

LOL I died at the JBTV quiz part. Still laughing 10 minutes later

[@JenniferBrick]

I mean... it's true tho. This is what happens when I film in an extra salty mood.

[@daleycatch]

Lol I once worked with a small business where the boss was always very ‘busy’. Imo he’s just busy because he doesn’t manage his time efficiently. They expect the employees to be physically present or give us stupid work to do, but most of the time we’re just around with nothing to do. Then they defend ‘no off days’ with the fact that we don’t even work that hard/most of the time we don’t even have anything to do. Wow.

[@sunnyred37]

I work for a plastic company. I don't work in the office I work in the back production. I have been there almost 7 years. We have always worked 12 days straight. Just recently around July or August they started letting us work Monday to Saturday. Have Sunday off then come back and work Monday to Friday. Let me tell you that was rough. It's better since they are letting us have Sundays off. And you are right it totally drains you. And in the back you don't have time to be on youtube or just relax. It's always go go go hurry hurry hurry fast faster. It's very stressful!

[@icecrystal3255]

I would be looking for another job. This is totally unacceptable.

[@ZetaCancri]

And that's why I've been working for myself for the past 4 years 👍

[@uganda8956]

I prefer work life boundaries than balance

[@pisceanbeauty2503]

I don’t know if I agree fully with your point regarding leadership. I think that many organizations still require a certain degree of top down leadership and management. Good leaders should still definitely seek insight and feedback from their teams, and allow their employees to have a voice, but I don’t think it is bad to have someone who can synthesize that knowledge and make ultimate decisions. The reality is that decisions have to be made and in large organizations especially not everyone is going to be satisfied. Within reason I think employees have to respect those decisions. If they ultimately can’t do so, then they should seek formal ways to respond or begin seeking other employment. From my experience, no place is perfect and thus you have to pick your battles.

[@Strider9655]

I love the way the Jennifer has "woken up" over the years, started out a little bit corporate simpy (sorry), but NOW just lets rip with both barrels and tells it exactly like it is, where most people deny (through corporate brainwashing) that any of this negative stuff even exists. The only other person on YT who does this is Joshua Fluke, but he might just go a little too far sometimes.

[@JenniferBrick]

OMG I think this is my favorite comment ever. I appreciate you so much for hanging with me here. I cringe if I ever have to watch my old videos. Breaking my corporate way of speaking was a whole process - now I'm out here as the slightly salty valley girl disruptor I was born to be 😂

[@vadapowell8111]

omg! that statement about being pregnant, sick and grieving and headed to a business trip. I had oral surgery with 150 stitches in my mouth, got on a plane to FL for several months only 5 days after the surgery. Yep, crazy, eh?

[@golbatgirl]

Can you do a video on how detrimental “no fault” attendance policies are for workers?

[@Dzanarika1]

Mac Sam, you are not your job. Your job does not define you. You give that definition to everything in your life, because you are a whole another universe. We all are. Please remember to ALWAYS be kind to yourself.

[@roychong7632]

I have been constantly screamed and undermined by my boss in my engineering firm, its soul sucking. I put up with it because i needed the income, finally have enough savings to quit and search for a new job. Worry if i'm able to recover emotionally and my self-esteem

[@user-qz9pj7pn2s]

I agree with all your points. In my hometown Kolkata, toxic work culture has forced literally millions of young people to leave the city and settle elsewhere. Jobs in Kolkata are not only scarce, is misandrist and lack basic business ethics. Unpaid overtime, long working hours, non-existent work-life balance and poor salary are the key features of jobs in Kolkata.

[@Critic_Chris90210]

Used to believe that big rewards come if you work for them and had people even say it, but i say all the time now no... they just give you more work and/or someone else's.

[@saxenas]

Call me living under a rock but i think they teach that kind of shit in business school.