'Toxic workplace' describes a place where infighting, intimidation, and other affronts harm productivity. Such workplaces usually see high absenteeism and turnover rates.
About one-fifth of American workers say their workplace is toxic, and many say theirThe American Psychological Association questioned 2,515 employed adults in April for its annual Work in America Survey. Nineteen percent stated that their workplace is very or somewhat toxic.
is also likely to suffer. More than half of those who reported a toxic workplace felt work had harmed their mental health, compared to 15% of those who reported a healthy workplace.About 22% of workers overall said they experienced harm to their mental health at work.22% said they had witnessed discrimination and 15% experienced it.
More than 1 in 10 manual laborers had experienced physical violence at work, compared to about 1 in 20 office workers and customer/client/patient services workers.
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