The toxic corporate environment

The other day a survey showed that about half of all people employed by various companies put up and act, when they go to work in order to fit in with the people, the culture, the tasks etc.

I was a bit surprised, and it got me thinking about how little surprising it is that there are so many bad managers around, when they are in effect dealing with people who are not portraying themselves in a true way.

Then I started thinking about that if on top of this you add all the people who would go to great lenghts to further their own career opportunities at the expense of others by being dishonest, backstapping, illoyal etc., the corporate environment can be a really toxic one.

I am not saying that all corporate environments are like this. Not at all. I’m just happy to be self-employed and thus not having to deal with this.