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Toxic Positivity at Work 5 | 27

· 59 min · S5 E27

Episode Toxic Positivity at Work 5 | 27

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Can a “nice” workplace culture be as toxic as an abusive one? This past summer, our content intern Katie Bartlett (hi Katie!) wrote a piece about the workplace culture trend toward “niceness” investigating whether or not prioritizing “nice” feedback that’s full of vague platitudes over specific and sincere feedback that could make people uncomfortable is harmful. Is toxic positivity Ruinous Empathy or Manipulative Insincerity? Perhaps it's both. Read the show notes RadicalCandor.com/podcast

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