I am in a major toxic work environment

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April 6,2023 at 1:37AM UTC

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I am in a major toxic work environment

I have been in this place for less than a year. I did my homework but I believe there are just some things you can't plan for-like everyone in leadership is all about covering their butts. It's a snake pit. I have been redoing my resume and my linkedin profile is tight. I have also been letting people within my network know that I'll be sharing my updated info soon.

However, I'm finding that exec roles seem to be in short supply at the moment. We appear to be in a belt tightening phase. Lots of jobs out there if you have 5-8 years experience and I'm well beyond that. My question is, does anyone have any advice on what else I can be doing to land my next role? Thank you!

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G-E. Runge/#opentoworkApril 6,2023 at 5:26AM UTC
An interesting start-up would be job swapping. As they do with professional team sports. All parties would simply concur, or simply a new H.R. division. For those times that arise when either the employer/employee find that they are not finding their needs met.
AnonymousApril 6,2023 at 1:27PM UTC
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All the best to you!
AnonymousApril 6,2023 at 8:01PM UTC
This is one of the situations where you cut your losses and move on.
AnonymousApril 8,2023 at 12:34PM UTC
I recently walked over for the job with the same situation as you. I have never done that in my life. I'm regretting it now, but I look at it as cut your offices and leave Where it's a toxic cost of work environment, the local restaurant chain. I've. By guiding on Jack to the HR Department and. And nobody seemed to care. He said he was going to do something about it. But I really doubt it. And there's several people that have walked out because for the same reason, it's going to be hostile work environments, people that are on a high horse or whatever. So, if you can, give a two weeks and leave. Don't do as I did. I just walked out. Upset and walked out. It is haunting me now because of changing jobs like that. People don't. Those people don't believe that there is a hostile or toxic work environment while there is. It's horrible. I've been told that I was put with this person to train me to make me or break me well. I just don't get that I. Thought we were all went together as the same team and guess what? It's not like that. Go give you two weeks and get the hell out. Because it'll come back and haunt you. Don't do it like I did. Please don't walk out. Just turn in your keys and leave. That's not a good thing. Very unprofessional. I fell right into their trap. I think that's what they wanted in the first place. So.
AnonymousApril 27,2023 at 9:06PM UTC
You need to re-read your post and edit. It's nearly unintelligible. I know you mean to help, but you can't help if no one can understand what you're trying to say.