Employees are afraid to talk
According to WorkForce.com, one typical feature is that employees are afraid to talk out loud. Ideally, in an open and inclusive working environment, everyone should be motivated to come up with new ideas, creative changes and innovations that will improve the work of everyone and increase the efficiency of the team or the whole company. In a hostile work environment, employees feel no one cares about their views; managers have all the power and decision-making authority.
Workers do only the bare minimum
In an ideal working environment, employees do not mind working overtime; they often help one another and do things not actually included in their job descriptions simply to complete their projects. In this regard, a hostile working environment is different: there workers do the absolute bare minimum; they will do no extra work on their own and only carry out exactly what is stipulated in their contract.
High employee turnover and frequent cases of burnout syndrome
Of course, a hostile working environment is associated with high staff turnover, frequent departures of employees, and people quitting shortly after being hired. There are also frequent cases of burnout and complete exhaustion from the stress workers have to go through.
Limited authority of ordinary workers
It is typical of a hostile working environment that leaders do not trust their subordinates. Therefore, they carry out micro-management of their work, control every step they take and, above all, do not give them any powers to act independently. A satisfied worker is one who can work on their own. If that is not the case, something is wrong.
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