Toxic workplaces around the globe do exist. Be it small or big having many accolades or certifications like Best Employer, Best workplace etc. makes no difference for people who work there. The difference is that people who face toxicity, bullying, work overload, 24×7 on-call, and burnout, some survive for a short time, some change the course and some succumb to pressure and fail to speak up and harm themselves physically.
Unfortunately, this time, the tragic demise of a young CA who reportedly failed to resist the work overload pressure has brought the issue of toxic work culture even in globally reputed organizations into the limelight and ignited the workforce and the Govt. to talk about and take a note of it. It has created a storm. This is the power of social media which of late compelled the CEO of the firm to express regret on the incident though earlier, he seemed to be defending the organization’s work culture as per media reports. This incident has exposed the lack of humanity and empathy in workplaces.
Toxicity at the workplace has been a...
