Mental Health Company Fires Employee for liking post on toxic workplaces
By : DC Web Desk
Update: 2024-09-12 12:32 GMT
A former employee at a mental health start-up alleged in a recent Reddit post that she was fired for liking a LinkedIn post about hazardous workplaces.
Her post shows how ironic it is to get fired from a mental health organisation for addressing workplace toxicity-related issues.
The ex-employee described the demanding circumstances she faced during the startup in a lengthy Reddit post. She said that the CEO and her boss both created an atmosphere that negatively impacted her mental health. She talked about how the toxic work culture was overwhelming her to the point that she would often cry in the office restroom.
In the post, the person wrote, "So I had the displeasure of joining a mental health startup company that was extremely toxic. Toxic manager, weird rules and dynamics. The manager honestly made my life a living hell at work. She was an extremely hostile person and always used to play dumb when the CEO is talking. The CEO was so toxic too; literally a wolf in sheep skin."
"The toxicity started affecting me so badly that people around me got to know about it. There were times when I used to cry in the office toilet. It was that bad. I was let go because I liked a post on LinkedIn that talked about toxic workplaces. This is something that I am so passionate (employee mental health, etc) about so liking a post didn't seen to do any harm. Not only that, the post itself sounded very very relatable," she added.
The user said that she was called into the CEO's office and fired after she liked the post. "The next thing I know is my CEO calls me over and fired me saying she can't work with me because apparently I am spreading wrong things about the company," she added further.
She concluded her post by writing, "We talk so much about speaking up about workplace issues but the reality is if any one talks about such issues they are often get let go. Is our fate to work by keeping our mouth shut regardless of how horrible things are? I have been so scared that I think that's all I can do in the next place I work at. Shut up- work & tolerate the madness. I know how to make workplaces healthy though. Sad."
The post immediately sparked a widespread debate as users were expressing shock and outrage over the alleged toxic behaviour of an organising promoting mental health.
A user commented, ""Mental Health Startup with a toxic work environment" Irony at its peak And that's the harsh reality of the corporate world, they say that we provide good work environment, policies and HR say abt talking about things that bother you, if you face any issue, to speak up and all. But if you actually talk or speak up abt the things happening; pressure is built up on you to stay quiet, ur Manager increases ur workload, they start pointing out on silly things, give u low ratings or you have to leave the job."
"I'm sorry for you but Honestly feels like a blessing in Disguise. I wonder what all would have happened had you tried to quit the job," another user wrote.
A third user commented, "Wow talk about irony, things like this shouldn't take place anywhere let alone a mental health-based company. So sorry this happened to you and I hope you're taking care of yourself. All the best sir/mam."