Behind Closed Doors: Why Toxic Leadership is Tolerated in the Workplace

And why no one is immune to it

Andrea A
The Startup
Published in
8 min readMar 8, 2024

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Photo by Raphael Brasileiro

It starts as a feeling.

Brought on by the hostile tone and condescending remarks from your manager.

You start to question whether it’s all in your head and dismiss it as them having a “bad day”. Yet, the behaviour escalates over time.

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Andrea A
The Startup

Former content manager. Writing from the heart, editing from the brain. Sharing “aha” moments and uncomfortable truths one story at a time.