When Work is Actively Hurting You: How to Tell if Your Job is Psychologically Unsafe Simply Worth It: Physician Negotiations with Dr. Linda Street

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?