The sad truth is, toxic work environments are still alive and well in medicine. This isn’t just minor annoyances - we’re talking work cultures where something undesirable has mutated into something that’s genuinely psychologically unsafe.    As a physician, you have a human, basic right to feel safe in your job and if that’s not being served where you work, it’s time to take action.    What are the signs of a toxic environment? How do we support people who are on the receiving end of a toxic culture?    In this episode, I’m sharing why a toxic work culture is something we shouldn’t just accept or tolerate.  Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode    - Understanding vs. standing under  When someone is having a bad experience at work, how do we hold space for them, even if we don’t share their experience?    - Work environment red flags  From bullying and belittling to gaslighting, how can we tell that we’re in a psychologically unsafe environment?    - How to know it’s time to exit We usually look out for big signs that we should leave the job, but do the little signs also tell us something too?