Jun 17, 2026 · 16 min · 9 segments
Toxic workplace culture is one of the biggest reasons people leave jobs. And this week on Office Real Talk, Tas shares her lived experience of navigating these toxic work cultures throughout her…
The thing with a toxic culture is it doesn't happen overnight.
It creeps up on you.
It's about what people accept, what people tolerate and what nobody challenges.
And the one thing I want you to know before I say anything, and I'll say it again and again as we go through this episode, a toxic culture will change you faster than you can change it.
A toxic culture will change you more than you can change it.
And when we realise that, we realise our power, agency... and how we take back our careers on our own terms.
And for those of you who are carrying some of the things that come with being an ethnic minority, for those of you who carry being a woman in the workplace, a toxic culture is not just something else.
It's the thing that can feel like the straw that breaks the camel's back.
It can feel really, really heavy because you're already thinking about how you exist in the corporate world through things you didn't pick, the color of your skin, your gender.
But then you're thinking, why is it so bloody hard on top of that to exist and just be good and get on in my career? So let me tell you about my lived experiences.
The thing with a toxic culture is it doesn't happen overnight.
It creeps up on you.
It's about what people accept, what people tolerate and what nobody challenges.
And the one thing I want you to know before I say anything, and I'll say it again and again as we go through this episode, a toxic culture will change you faster than you can change it.
A toxic culture will change you more than you can change it.
And when we realise that, we realise our power, agency... and how we take back our careers on our own terms.
And for those of you who are carrying some of the things that come with being an ethnic minority, for those of you who carry being a woman in the workplace, a toxic culture is not just something else.
It's the thing that can feel like the straw that breaks the camel's back.
It can feel really, really heavy because you're already thinking about how you exist in the corporate world through things you didn't pick, the color of your skin, your gender.
But then you're thinking, why is it so bloody hard on top of that to exist and just be good and get on in my career? So let me tell you about my lived experiences.
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