Left my employer since it was toxic environment. Should I warn people on Glassdoor or keep to myself?

I get a kick out of these posts. Yeah right it’s the employer fault. If they truely were a toxic environment u would not need to warn anyone. They’d go out of business. The problem is you. You whiny child.

Seems your university also has a problem preparing graduates for the real world too if the recruits are not making it

If work was enjoyable and pleasant they would not have to pay you. That’s called recreation.

How was it toxic? Boss, coworkers?

Buzz words or phrases like toxic environment mean nothing to those of us that did not take Introduction to The Modern Social Warrior. Please tell us WTF was wrong with the company!

How could the company putting pressure on your recruiter make you disregard the offers you had from other companies.? Do you routinely let other people make major life decisions for you?

Is the corporate environment only toxic to college graduates who are members of The Glassdoor Society ? Are those who were not recently graduated from college or have never been graduated from college without need of warning?

Exactly how slow are you to require TWO YEARS to figure there was a toxic environment at the company?

Do not burn bridges. The world is a very small place and you never know where you'll end up later. How can trashing that company possibly make your life better. It can't. Keep you mouth shut and move on.

Only if you can offer specific and concrete examples of how it was toxic.

DiscoGary wrote:

Do not burn bridges. The world is a very small place and you never know where you'll end up later. How can trashing that company possibly make your life better. It can't. Keep you mouth shut and move on.

I agree. After I found out DiscoGary’s mom was a “toxic environment” (i have the std test paperwork to prove it) I just kept my mouth shut and moved on. Who knows how many hundreds of men who could muster up $5 have had the same realization.

Ignore the a s s holes on here, who don't remember what it's like to be right out of college, or (just as likely) are freshmen themselves. It seems like if you had just said that the place was a "bad workplace" that none of the above would have cared; yet, they were set off by the use of the word "toxic."

Nevertheless, I agree (!!) with DiscoGary. If you do post anything, leave it very non-specific. Something like the following: "I switched jobs when I could and prefer my new position. I'd recommend not working here if you have other options."

Yastif wrote:

I get a kick out of these posts. Yeah right it’s the employer fault. If they truely were a toxic environment u would not need to warn anyone. They’d go out of business. The problem is you. You whiny child.

Seems your university also has a problem preparing graduates for the real world too if the recruits are not making it

If work was enjoyable and pleasant they would not have to pay you. That’s called recreation.

You are the privelidged brat here. I worked for a small company that wasn't going bankrupt (quite profitable from my limited knowledge of their bottom line actually), but the culture was 100 hour work weeks were okay and bad performance was rewarded. It had some pretty good qualities as well (great coworkers and people that really cared), but a few bad apples in leadership positions at a small company (or anywhere) can make for a truly toxic with environment.

I handled it by being up front with my concerns and telling them I was planning to leave if nothing happened to change. They tried, but it was too late and just got worse. I left on good terms for another job and still have many friends from that job. However, I never posted on Glassdoor. I preferred to take my concerns up directly with leadership. That might be because I have more experience than you so I was more willing to bring it up (and I liked the personalities of the leadership, just not their workplace decisions), so my situation might be different.

Regardless of what you do, don't listen to DiscoGary.

DiscoGary wrote:

Do not burn bridges. The world is a very small place and you never know where you'll end up later. How can trashing that company possibly make your life better. It can't. Keep you mouth shut and move on.

seems very selfish. some people actually want to warm others about a bad place (and perhaps influence it to shift it behavior)

not DG though.

Got his eye on Numbah 1

plus it takes courage to burn a bridge.

*warn others

Yastif wrote:

I get a kick out of these posts. Yeah right it’s the employer fault. If they truely were a toxic environment u would not need to warn anyone. They’d go out of business. The problem is you. You whiny child.

Seems your university also has a problem preparing graduates for the real world too if the recruits are not making it

If work was enjoyable and pleasant they would not have to pay you. That’s called recreation.

Hey look, a bitter angry coward stuck in nowhere life and job with no one to blame but himself and too scared to do anything about it so they rant on message boards. Nice Life!

DiscoGary wrote:

Do not burn bridges. The world is a very small place and you never know where you'll end up later. How can trashing that company possibly make your life better. It can't. Keep you mouth shut and move on.

This. Seriously. I made the mistake of ending on bad terms at a job once. Imo they didn't deserve any better, still should have been more mature but this was when i was 19 or so. Few years later after university I go to an interview and guess who's sitting across the table? My team lead from the first job. Posting on glassdoor will do nothing for you or for others. Honestly ive read many bad reviews about employers on jobs boards and while some of them may be justified, my thoughts are always that the person was probably just bitching and moaning.

Sucks you had a bad experience, but just let it go. If they are as bad as you say it will come to light without your help anyways.

seriously people on this thread, spineless cowards.

So...you didn't get a job you you might not have gotten anyways working for a known douchebag. Who cares. If you are good you should be proud not to have to work for the twat again.

I've burned bridges in MAJOR ways multiple times and it always ended up helping me long term. My reputation in the industry was raised and I got more respect. I can also look back with pride that I took a risk and stood up for myself and my colleagues.

Sure, one day it might cost me a job. Who cares. Lots of those out there. An intact sense of dignity is much rarer.

Raging on glassdoor (or in my case walking out on a shift and never returning) will earn respect? I mean sure, if you are burning a bridge for a valuable reason then do it, but do you really think it's worth it just ti vent your feelings? To each his own but imo not writing a sour review IS keeping your dignity intact. They often reflect worse on the reviewer than the reviewed.

Glassdoor employer reviews wrote:

Left my employer since it was toxic environment. Should I warn people on Glassdoor or keep to myself?

Since this has never happened before and never been done before, I strongly advise against it. Early trailblazers like yourself always get the short end of the stick. However, glass door is a great place to vent. They are definitely independent of the corporations.

The FBI is a great place to report partisan corruption.

The Sabbath? Saturdays are for the boys! Politics have no place in sports.

Alcohol is a great form of social control. Nothing fosters the intellect like killing brain cells. That’s why Universities are a great place for imbibing.

What good is a fancy car if you can’t show it off in rush hour?

I would agree with DiscoGary, reply.

And never post to a forum with your

real name, you realize you can make

one up or a nym (like DiscoDanny, DancingNancy...etc).

So better to let sleeping dog lie.