Toxic Workplace: Organizational Behaviour

 Post 5: Term "Toxic Workplace" Overused? This article relates the term toxic workplace to a number of other buzzwords, pointing out that it may be becoming used too much and in situations where it isn't applicable. It also speaks about the growing importance of employer image, consumers care more than ever about how a company treats their employees, this is where trouble can arise. certain organizations have faced backlash or cancelling due to specific isolated incidents, that don't necessarily reflect the company as a whole. the term has been said to be "hyperinflated" and is being used as an umbrella term to throw at situations whenever something goes wrong. social media might be to blame for this, as it's online that this term really took off and became a common term. this is troubling, because now workplaces that actually do struggle with a toxic environment are being lumped together by this term, which is being thrown around loosely. this means peo...

  To Summarize      This 2023 article reflects on the Covid-19 Pandemic accompanied by the mainstream switch to remote work. It's pointed out that while politics in the workplace have existed forever, these can just as easily occur virtually, for better or for worse. Working remotely can cause difficulties for employees to get quality time with their supervisors, leading them to make other attempts at getting attention. Boyle and Bloomberg make it clear that political behaviour such as sabotaging, blaming, back stabbing and excessive flattering are all things that can be transferred over to the virtual workplace. If anything, this separation of communication can make it even less clear what behaviour is genuine, or calculated. Expecially when employee feedback is limited, it could make sense why workers might feel inclined to, as they put it, "suck up." Some statistics are brought up, showing that 2 in 5 office workers considered leaving their organization over the b...