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(2/25) 9 Toxic Things Your Boss Should Never Say

By Joanne Kaldy / February 24, 2021

Toxic managers often attempt to hide their hostility and negativity with sarcasm and passive-aggressive language. Here are the kinds of comments that suggest a toxic, dysfunctional environment:

  • “Did you think this was well done?” Such rhetorical questions do nothing but hurt morale, performance, and engagement.
  • “I should have expected this from you.” If you were really expected to fail at a task, why did your boss give it to you? Instead, it should have been assigned to someone else, or your manager should have coached you so that you could succeed.
  • “Let’s schedule our one-on-one for 6 pm.” A good manager realizes and respects that people have responsibilities and interests outside of work and that work-life balance is essential. A comment like this is less of a request and more of a power-play.
  • “Being on time for a meeting is being late.” No, being on time for a meeting is being on time. If it essential for you to be early to a meeting for some reason, this should be stated in advance, as well as the reason for such an expectation.

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