# Toxic Positivity at Work 5 | 27

An episode of [Radical Candor: Communication at Work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1188489488), 30 Nov 2023, 59 min.

Audio: https://op3.dev/e/mgln.ai/e/p931447/traffic.megaphone.fm/RC3073146935.mp3?updated=1751606386

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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