The Toxic Boss

Tag: workplace culture

  • The Team-Building Exercise That Broke the Team

    The Team-Building Exercise That Broke the Team

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    Few words strike fear into employees quite like “mandatory team-building.” On paper, it sounds positive. Who does not want stronger bonds with their coworkers? Who does not want to feel like part of something bigger? But in practice, corporate team-building exercises are less about building teams and more about wasting time, dodging real problems, and…

  • Unlimited PTO (That You’ll Never Actually Take)

    Unlimited PTO (That You’ll Never Actually Take)

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    Unlimited PTO. The perk of perks. The promise of freedom. The dream benefit that recruiters love to flaunt like a shiny badge of modern culture. It sounds incredible on paper. Take as much time as you need, whenever you need it, no questions asked. Finally, no accrual spreadsheets, no awkward conversations about rollover, no more…

  • The Meeting Magician: A Corporate Time Thief

    The Meeting Magician: A Corporate Time Thief

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    Every toxic workplace has one: the Meeting Magician. They don’t write code. They don’t fix bugs. They don’t ship features. But when it comes to meetings? They’re Houdini with a calendar invite. You know the type. The calendar warrior who somehow manages to attend every single call without ever being useful on any of them.…

  • The Corporate Ghosting Epidemic: When Companies Go Silent After Squeezing You Dry

    The Corporate Ghosting Epidemic: When Companies Go Silent After Squeezing You Dry

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    You know the feeling. You’ve just wrapped up a massive project, hit every ridiculous deadline they threw at you, worked late, sacrificed weekends, and maybe even bailed your manager out of yet another crisis. You sit back for a moment thinking, “Maybe now I’ll get some recognition.” But instead of a thank-you, you get… silence.…

  • Performance Reviews Are a Corporate Scam (And You’re the Target)

    Performance Reviews Are a Corporate Scam (And You’re the Target)

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    Let’s stop pretending performance reviews are useful. They’re not about growth. They’re not about recognising your hard work. And they definitely aren’t about fairness. What they are — is a slow, calculated performance for the company’s benefit. A nice little HR ritual designed to keep control, justify pay freezes, and keep you just insecure enough…

  • Meetings Are Where Good Ideas Go to Die

    Meetings Are Where Good Ideas Go to Die

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    Let’s not dance around it — meetings are a modern corporate disease. Not all of them, sure, but a solid 90% are an absolute waste of time. You know the ones. The invite drops into your calendar with a cryptic title like “Catch-Up” or “Strategy Check-In,” no agenda, no context, just vibes. Immediately, your stomach…