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#toxicculture — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #toxicculture, aggregated by home.social.
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ArXiv: Analyzing Toxic Behavior and Its Impact on the Mastodon Community. “Mastodon as a decentralized federation of independently moderated social servers poses unique challenges for the detection and mitigation of toxic content. There are no unified moderation standards. The ecosystem is very diverse and uneven. This paper explores the development and spread of toxicity in Mastodon, utilizing […]
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CW: Toxic culture at the gym
Getting closer to the summer period I'm used seeing more and more peeps running to the gym in a hurry to get in shape for the bikini/trunk season.
Honestly? It's not that bad! The only counterpart is that you have to wait a bit more for a machine or doing an exercise, no biggie; in fact, you can switch and don't let your body get used to the same movement over and over.
Anyway, most of these people get welcomed by "regulars" talking and joking about them behind their backs, which is an awful demonstration of the toxic culture at the gym.
Exhibit A: the last week a young girl came and was wearing a sorta gym veil to cover their hair (I don't recall the specific name of the veil, sorry). Quite normal, isn't it? Well, she was welcomed by smirks and some of the "regulars" talking about how it was becoming more and more of a SPA and they should start coming with their shower caps too.
FUCK.
THIS.Exhibit B: I was about to shower this morning after working out and a "regular" came into the locker room, tried to pick up a beef with me because I chose "their shower stall". After telling them that I was alone in the locker room earlier and that we were in a public place they proceeded to storm out the locker room slamming the door.
FUCK.
THIS.And fuck general bullying.
I won't be silent anymore, this has to stop.
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Business leader warns Welsh rugby is at “point of no return” as calls grow for WRU Chair to quit
Hayley Parsons OBE — founder of Go.Compare and a former Cardiff Rugby board member — has written a highly critical letter to clubs and unions, urging them to take immediate action to remove WRU Chair Richard Collier‑Keywood.
In the letter, Parsons says she has spoken to staff, clubs and regional figures who feel unable to speak publicly because of a “culture of fear and silence”. She claims experienced WRU staff have been “shunted to one side”, new appointments have been made without transparency, and that the Union is suffering from a “toxic culture” that is damaging the game.
Parsons says the handling of the proposed Y11 deal — which would see Cardiff Rugby sold to a private investor — has exposed deeper problems inside the WRU. She describes the process as “truly appalling”, accusing the Union of failing to communicate with players, staff, clubs, fans or the Ospreys, who she says were left completely in the dark.
She says that as of 6 February, “nobody at the WRU or Y11 had spoken to the Ospreys about the issue or answered any of their questions”.
In the same letter, Parsons urges clubs to call an Extraordinary General Meeting “as soon as possible” to force a vote of no confidence in the Chair. She also calls on WRU board members to act internally to remove him and to block any attempt for him to secure a second term.
“We are at a critical crossroads in Welsh rugby, and we have to act now to ensure that no more damage is done to its reputation,” she writes. “We are already seeing a reduction in ticket sales – how long until we see sponsors getting nervous and threatening to pull out of the game?”
Parsons warns that waiting until after the Six Nations to act would be “too late”, saying the situation is “at risk of damaging Welsh rugby forever”.
She also criticises what she describes as spiralling spending on consultants and legal fees, saying the money “should be ploughed back into the game”.
Despite her criticism, Parsons says she believes there are “credible and talented people” on the WRU board capable of safeguarding the sport, but warns that “history will deem this process as a total failure” if leadership does not change.
Her intervention comes amid growing anger from the Ospreys, who have repeatedly raised concerns about the lack of communication from the WRU over the Y11 proposal and its potential consequences for the regional game.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Gower MP breaks silence on WRU shake‑up
Tonia Antoniazzi says fans deserve answers as pressure mounts over the future of the Ospreys.‘We can’t shrink our way to greatness’
A powerful fan perspective on the Ospreys crisis and Welsh rugby’s crossroads.Council leader wades into Ospreys row
Neath Port Talbot’s leader issues a blistering warning to the WRU over the region’s future.Swansea RFC fury over merger plan
The club says it was kept in the dark and warns the WRU must rethink its direction.Swansea unites to fight for Ospreys
Hundreds pack Brangwyn Hall in a dramatic show of support for the region.WRU brands council statement ‘inaccurate’
The Union hits back as the Ospreys insist no decision has been made on their future.Swansea Council threatens legal action
The saga explodes as the council warns the WRU it is prepared to go to court.Ospreys ‘at risk’ as political pressure grows
Plaid Cymru urges the Welsh Government to intervene over WRU cuts.Public meeting called as fight intensifies
Fans and community leaders rally again as uncertainty deepens.Supporters’ groups unite against restructure
Ospreys, Dragons and Cardiff fans launch a joint petition opposing WRU plans.Alun Wyn Jones issues stark warning
The Wales legend says the WRU’s plan would leave a “rugby black hole” across Swansea Bay.Swansea Council unites behind Ospreys
Councillors deliver a dramatic show of support as the crisis deepens.Emergency motion over Ospreys future
Swansea’s council leader tables an urgent motion demanding clarity.Michael Sheen steps into the spotlight
The actor urges the WRU to rethink its plans for the region.Ospreys legends unite
Former stars demand the WRU rethink its direction.Talks over St Helen’s return
Swansea Council and the Ospreys confirm discussions about a potential move next season.‘Rugby civil war’ erupts
The Ospreys boss blasts the council over claims the region has no future.MPs accuse WRU of ‘stitch‑up’
Political pressure intensifies as MPs demand answers.Swansea Council blasts WRU
The authority warns the Ospreys face being “wiped out” in a regional shake‑up.Ospreys chief breaks silence
The region responds after the WRU confirms plans to sell Cardiff Rugby.WRU confirms Cardiff Rugby sale plan
#CardiffRugby #GoCompare #HayleyParsonsMBE #Ospreys #RichardCollierKeywood #Rugby #toxicCulture #WelshRugby #WRU #Y11
The Union confirms the Y11 deal as uncertainty grows for the Ospreys. -
When one person’s performance comes at the cost of your entire team’s well-being, the real risk is in keeping them, not letting them go. https://hackernoon.com/different-ways-to-deal-with-a-toxic-top-performer-a-bosss-guide-to-improving-work-culture #toxicculture
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Smile at the enemy. Keep the receipts.
Not every battle is fought with anger — some are won with evidence.
Read how one employee turned quiet strength into protection.
#LeadBoldly #WorkplaceBullying #EmotionalIntelligence #ToxicCulture #EmployeeRightshttp://leadboldly1.blog/2025/10/14/smiling-at-the-enemy-while-keeping-receipts/
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If the role is “fast-paced” but the team is understaffed… that’s not pace, that’s panic. Here’s your guide to spot the difference—and nail the interview.
#JobSearch #Interviewing #CareerAdvice #Leadership #ToxicCulture -
"Woman living alone, please send us your personal information."
#LinkedIn #Ice #ToxicCulture -
LinkedIn is that special place where "professional" means sharing your daily breakfast pic with a sprinkle of corporate jargon.🥐💼 But hey, at least your meticulously crafted, utterly profound 3-minute read on why #LinkedIn is mediocre has found its true calling—right there amidst the toxic #mediocrity.🎉
https://www.elliotcsmith.com/linkedin-toxic-mediocrity/ #CorporateJargon #BreakfastPics #ProfessionalNetworking #ToxicCulture #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah yes—the corporate guilt trip wrapped in a compliment.
Before you let that warm fuzzy feeling keep you trapped, read this.
🚩 Employee Entrapment: Red Flags That Sound Like Compliments
👉 What your boss really means when they call you “irreplaceable.”🔗 Read the blog
💬 Ever been guilted into staying? Drop the line they used on you.#WorkplaceTruths #ToxicCulture #CareerClarity #EmployeeEmpowerment #KnowYourWorth #CorporateGaslight #LeadershipAwareness…
http://leadboldly1.blog/2025/06/17/employee-entrapment-red-flags-that-sound-like-compliments/
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When leaders are toxic and execs stay silent, it's not just complicity—it's sabotage in slow motion. Want to know why your best are burning out or bailing? Start by checking who you’re not holding accountable. Read the latest: The Complicity Clause.
#LeadershipAccountability #ToxicCulture #ExecutiveSilence #HRTruths #OrganizationalHealth #PeopleOverPolitics #WorkplaceWellness #FixTheCulture #LeadershipDevelopment -
When did title start meaning untouchable? Leadership isn't about hierarchy—it's about humility. If you've ever been dismissed, gaslit, or defamed by someone hiding behind their job title, this one's for you. Let’s talk about the fuzzy line between title and entitlement.
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😔Bungie sotto scacco: la cultura tossica avvelena lo studio da dentro. Un risveglio necessario o il punto di non ritorno? #SaveBungie #ToxicCulture
🔗 https://www.spaziogames.it/notizie/bungie-sotto-accusa-la-cultura-tossica-sta-distruggendo-lo-studio
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Jesus fucking Christ.
#ThisCantBeReformed #AbolishPrisons❝
Inmates in their underwear, their heads bowed and hands zip-tied, sit cross-legged facing the wall while jail guards in riot gear train laser-pointed pepper-ball guns at the backs of their heads.Surveying the scene as he walks through the hallway, the jail’s superintendent doles out congratulatory fist bumps and back pats.
❞Edited to add no-paywall link, thanks to @DavidM_yeg
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UK PM wants ‘Adolescence’ TV series to be shown in schools to fight toxic culture https://www.byteseu.com/860124/ #GreatBritain #Incel #misogyny #netflix #SocialMedia #ToxicCulture #TVSeries #UnitedKingdom
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University of South Australia: New AI model detects toxic online comments with 87% accuracy. “A team of researchers from Australia and Bangladesh has built a model that is 87% accurate in classifying toxic and non-toxic text without relying on manual identification. Researchers from East West University in Bangladesh and the University of South Australia say their model is an improvement on […]
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It’s that time of year again
The Comments Section - the 2025 Australia Day lamb ad
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#SouthernCalifornia. #ToxicCulture, using the term "#culture" in the loosest sense of the word...and now it's air is so toxic congress may intervene (😅😂 what could POSSIBLY go wrong?). But the bestest part? They're blaming it on "transboundry air".... IOW the air next door in some other part of the socal #UrbanSprawl! 😂😅
Above the fold via @thehill
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Public safety endangered by ‘toxic’ nursing regulator as staff ‘gaslighted’ after raising alarm, report to find | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nursing-midwifery-council-review-regulator-b2574863.html#PublicSafety
#Safety
#NursingAndMidwiferyCouncil
#ToxicCulture
#Gaslighting
#Racism
#Sexism
#SexualAbuse
#DomesticAbuse
#DomesticViolence
#SexualAssault
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'#MetPolice accused of failing to address #ToxicCulture in #FirearmsUnit
Action has been taken in only a tiny percentage of internal #misconduct claims against officers since review by peer #LouiseCasey'
'#BaronessLouis Casey last year found that the #Met was #InstitutionallyRacist, #Homophobic and #Misogynistic. Casey singled out its #SpecialistFirearmsCommand unit – also known as #MO19'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/16/met-police-accused-of-failing-to-address-toxic-culture-in-firearms-unit
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5/ The lawsuit details Musk’s crude Twitter posts, such as his idea to create a university called "TITS" and a meme of a rocket resembling a giant penis, which were reportedly shared internally. #ToxicCulture #Sexism
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There’s been some drama among leadership where I work. The Big Cheese drove out the only really effective team member and then installed their own son (Little Cheese) into a role that Team Member suggested and then took credit for everything. #ToxicCulture
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#Loudwire
Not Metal Enough - A Psychological Perspective on Gatekeeping
Psychologist Steve Byrne goes deep on the culture of gatekeeping in metal.https://loudwire.com/psychology-gatekeeping-rock-metal/
#psychologicalimpact #gatekeeping #rock #metal #toxicbehavior #mentalhealth #fanbase #exclusion #inclusivity #acceptance #diversity #openmindedness #understanding #support #toxicculture #validation #society #musicindustry
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‘#ToxicCulture of disbelief’ persists at top of #PostOffice, MPs told
Committee releases minutes of board meeting before appearance by former Post Office chair #HenryStaunton
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/26/toxic-culture-of-disbelief-persists-at-top-of-post-office-mps-told-horizon
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Most Asylum Seeker Accommodation 'Horrendous and Often Dangerous' as Government Plans to Legalise Hazardous Housing – Byline Times
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/09/22/most-asylum-seeker-accommodation-horrendous-and-often-dangerous-as-government-plans-to-legalise-hazardous-housing/#AsylumSeekers
#Accommodation
#HazardousHousing
#LegalizingHazardousHousing
#UKGov
#Tories
#HMOs
#BrookHouse
#ToxicCulture
#Braverman
#OpenDemocracy
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@rmondello I _love_ how you have to qualify what is and isn’t public info so NPS doesn’t move to dismiss you before learning it’s public info. #toxicculture
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Gem's Story
It's not just people seeking refuge in the UK by small boat who are being targeted by the Government, reports Charlotte Hall
Byline Supplement
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Why is it ok and seemingly acceptable to bully people in NZ? It's visible in every aspect of our society. From our workplaces to our media, to our treatment of 'others'. How do we end this? Can we ever end this?
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More evidence, as if any were needed, of the toxic, reckless, dangerous culture that Musk fosters in his companies. With the company's attitude to safety you'd really, really need to reconsider if you are thinking of buying a Tesla.
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@jimluther @tdierks @enhancedscurry Doesn’t seem like a feature that would result in a promotion, so likely won’t happen. #toxicculture
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Toxic #Filipino parenting culture: not giving your kids the chance to explain themselves whenever they make mistakes or don't agree with you. Instead, you just yell at them and worse, call them names.
If the intention is to make them fear you so that they don't make the same mistake again, maybe it will work. But in the long run, it can lead to #trauma that can haunt them even in adulthood.
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About the prevalence of sociopaths in the workforce 👉 if you are an executive, you are slightly more likely to be a sociopath than if you were just a normal employee - Charlie Sull, MIT researcher
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CW: A rant… I regret helping people who are not strangers.
(#rant) I don't like seeing posts about “toxic culture this and that”, but I've reached the point that I can no longer deny one particular thing:
Toxic #Filipino culture: You helped them when they needed help. Even though you can't, they'll beg you so you go out of your way to help them. NOW, when it is you that needs help, NOT A SINGLE ONE of those people will help you. If you beg them, they'll tell you, “You're not the only one going through this and that”.
Have they forgotten?
1. When they asked me/us for help, we helped them.
2. When I/we told them we really can't, they still begged, so we asked people we know so we can help them. We went out of our way.Have they forgotten? Or, are they simply selfish, privileged, ungrateful, earthlings?
Their argument that, “you're not the only one going through this and that” is 100% invalid, because when they were in need, we went reached out to whoever and became the bridge for them.
BUT they can not do that for you when it's your turn to ask for help. They have the guts to turn you into a bad, demanding, person.
Have they forgotten?
I am not saying that all Filipinos are like that. It is probably common in other cultures as well. But, in the spirit of #ToxicCulture “memes” (if we can call it that), it is a common one.
Don't get me wrong, I am Filipino, I was born, raised, and still living in the #Philippines. However, this is totally toxic.
I'm at that point wherein I will more likely never help anyone ever again. At least not the people in my immediate vicinity. I'd rather help random strangers, or some charity, who deserves to receive help far more than people who turns their backs on you after getting what they want.
To clarify, I'm only referring to those I/we've helped before, especially those where we had to find ways __for__ them to get help.
As a famous Filipino proverb goes, (rough translation) “those who don't look to where they came from, are worse than a stinking fish”. And they are indeed worse than a stinking fish.
Oh, one more thing, some of these people, I did not ask that they pay me back, some I wrote it off because I've seen first hand what they're going through. But, the position is reversed now, and nothing from them whatsoever. They even made me feel that what I'm asking them is a grave sin worthy of a death penalty. #ShameOnYou
Personal file: Fifth thing I #regret in my life, helping people who are not strangers.
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What's the future like for these #@! (damn) toxic cultures? 🔥 I've got so many great answers from one of the Top 5 Global Thought Leaders on Future of Work ▶ Ira Wolfe @hireauthority - as usual Ira was provocative, insightful and longsighted
FULL EPISODE IN BIO
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Over 48% of Gen Z in India attribute toxic work culture as the primary cause for quiet quitting.
🔴 23% of the respondents blame office politics and excessive work pressure for the issue#toxicculture https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/toxic-work-culture-main-reason-for-quiet-quitting-among-gen-z-report-3878715
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Boxing Ontario's national affiliate, #BoxingCanada came under scrutiny in 2022 after more than 120 #athletes , #coaches & #officials signed an #Open Letter calling on the #CanadianGovernment to address a " #ToxicCulture of #fear and #silence " within the umbrella organization.
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Learn to spot the signs of a toxic culture before you become a victim to it.
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Anyone else get immediatly turned off by job descriptions that include phrases like "startup feel?"
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For the weekend: https://youtu.be/57FFdiKiDM8
With references to The Muppets, Boy George, DJ-D-Sol, JP Morgan, Goldman Sach, Revolut, FTX …
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If you want to know why startup culture is so toxic, look no further than this thread. And this is how you systemically discriminate against all underrepresented groups to ensure you end up with only privileged white men working for you.
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Jess Phillips: I’ve heard MPs say ‘loads of women make up sexual violence cases for money’ | The Independent
#Phillips
#MPs
#MeToo
#Sexism
#SexualViolence
#Misogyny
#Westminster
#MaleMPs
#ToxicCultureExclusive: Jess Phillips ‘stunned’ by findings that less than a third of male MPs claimed to have witnessed sexism in Westminster
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AND it is also:
🔴 People being in pain, in silence and sometimes with fear of retaliation
TIME TO BREAK THE CYCLE
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Amazing chat with Eric M Bailey on how to handle a toxic manager and the root cause for toxic behaviors at work. One of the must see episode of Growth Hacking Culture
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"Illness in this society, physical or mental, they are not abnormalities. They are normal responses to an abnormal culture. This culture is abnormal when it comes to real human needs." - #GaborMaté, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
#MythofNormal #Trauma #Illness #Healing #ToxicCulture @socialwork @sociology
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Toxic work cultures is often designed by one or many at the top.
Remember:
🔴 Toxic behaviors spread like a virus
🔴 Closing eyes to shit behaviors is also toxic
🔴 Sometimes it can back fire - Think of Elon begging for people to come back
