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Anonymous
06/20/19 at 12:02AM UTC
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How to hang on in a bad workplace environment while searching for the next great opportunity?

When I first on-boarded into my current job, I thought it was the best thing to ever happen to me. It's in one of those trendy new tech industries, and everyone seemed great to work with at the time. After a year in, my local org went through a lot of change. Many people left, and new replacements have been coming in faster than we could spend money for the project. Even my own boss left, and the guy that management chose to replace him has a management style that does not agree with our team, as well as other teams. Between the new boss and the new people, I feel as though the culture of what was is slowly slipping away, and the new one is full of pressure and blaming, as well as an attitude that looks down on those who are younger (mistakenly equating it for inexperience) and female. I've never seen HR and management ignore multiple reports of misogynistic threats and rude remarks so consistently before. I've already made my mind up to open up my search elsewhere, to a place with a better track record of keeping their culture intact through changes, as well as overall a better job opportunity because I know I am capable of so much more, but how do I grit my teeth and suffer through the pain long enough until I find the right opportunity? It definitely seems harder every day now.

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Sandra Diaz
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06/26/19 at 11:58PM UTC
Check out this Harvard Business Review podcast on how to change a toxic culture even if you're not a senior leader: https://hbr.org/podcast/2018/05/toxic-workplaces Also, get a system and accountability to make sure you act on your job search daily even if it's for just 15 minutes in a busy day. Check out my proven 7-step system at www.sparkcareercatalysts.com. It's best for marketers but the principles are useful to any college-educated job seeker.
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06/26/19 at 6:50PM UTC
Well this sounds tough to take indeed. From my coaching point of view, supporting you through this particular crossroads would be all about you and not the shifting landscape around you. In other words, none of us can control 'others'. It's not right, or fair and clearly comes at a high cost for you while you feel somewhat trapped. But the key is to employ resilience while you get into action as you now are. In fact, I would go so far as to say I believe you will release the power the sorry status quo has on you a bit more with every sniff of fresh opportunity that comes your way. Because you are taking control and will start to feel the benefit of that empowerment. Now, I would say there will be some work to get that tricky balance of taking learnings from this experience on exit and releasing any toxic feelings that might linger so the narrative here can't 'infect' your next corporate home. But for now, that's for another day. Focus on what you can control - yourself and creating your future elsewhere. Warmly, Helen

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