🚩 9 signs it's time to leave a toxic workplace

👋 Hey, it’s Jean!

Toxic workplaces will kill you if you let it.

Here are some red flags of unhealthy workplaces (so you can spot them first):

🚩 burnout
🚩 daily anxiety
🚩 highly stressed
🚩 feeling overwhelmed
🚩 feeling guilty for taking a vacation
🚩 constantly checking DMs and emails

The greatest wealth is health:

↳ MENTAL health

- How am I managing stress?
- Am I feeling connected to others?
- Are there any recurring negative thoughts or worries?

↳ PHYSICAL health

- Am I experiencing any physical pain or discomfort?
- How is my energy level today?
- Am I getting enough sleep?

↳ EMOTIONAL health

- Are my relationships fulfilling?
- Do I feel in control of my emotions?
- Am I experiencing any significant emotional highs or lows?

No person or paycheck is worth your mental health 🙏🏼

Check out this HBR article about identifying signs of toxicity BEFORE joining a company (and what language to watch out for).

“Sure, the team is small. But there’s a huge opportunity to really drive and own things and make an impact.”

• A sign that the team is understaffed, under-resourced, and overworked

• ASK: “Have you increased or decreased headcount on the team?”

“We are pretty flat and don’t place much importance on titles.”

• A sign that people are underpaid / under-titled

• ASK: “How do you reward and compensate individuals who over-perform?”

“We believe in employees owning their own career development.”

• A sign there is lack of support for career growth/learning and development

• ASK: “Can you provide examples of how you’ve seen people own careers at the company?”

What red flag have you seen, and how did you navigate it?

Until next time,

Jean

PS I’m in week 3 of my PM Accelerator, and I’m 🥹🥹🥹 with the feedback.

• “The experience has been great (already beyond my expectations). My favorite part is hearing your thought process and mental models.”

• “A very needed class. I will listen to the recording (multiple times).

• “The Resume roast was very helpful & very roasty 🔥”

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