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How to save yourself from the toxic boss

How to save yourself from the toxic boss

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How to save yourself from the toxic boss

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- Toxic bosses, sadly, are everywhere. 56% of Americans claim that their boss is either mildly or highly toxic. These are the folks who thrive on humiliating, degrading, embarrassing, and bullying their teams. They debase, they demean. They're psychologically, emotionally, and even sometimes physically abusive. Let's talk about what you should do if you find yourself working for a toxic boss. First of all, determine whether your boss is really difficult or truly toxic. There's a difference. There's going to be a quiz here that you can download to see just how truly terrible or toxic your boss is. So if you find yourself working for a toxic boss, I'm going to give you a couple strategies that will help you survive. They may not help you thrive, but hopefully, they'll help you survive long enough 'til you can get out. First of all, you're going to have to adopt what I call a survivor mentality. This means putting on…

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