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When job hunting, many of us are willing to do just about anything to get hired. But in the process, we tend to forget that it’s not just companies interviewing us—we’re also interviewing them. That’s why, when we get the chance, we need to think twice before accepting the final offer.
To help with that, one man on Threads asked people to share the first signs that a job is going to be toxic. Check out some of their best advice below, and if you’ve got any wisdom to add, drop it in the comments!
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#3
When the manager makes excuses for the coworker's laziness. They favor the lazy coworker and punish the hard worker with more work.
Bored Panda reached out to Country, the poster behind the viral Threads question, to find out what inspired him to ask it.
As an award-winning event manager, multicultural marketer, and digital creator, he’s spent his career bridging culture, conversation, and brand storytelling—so he’s seen it all.
“I’ve worked entry-level jobs in fast food, retail, and call centers, and now I manage marketing campaigns for brands like the Super Bowl, Oprah Winfrey, and the FDA’s Fresh Empire initiative,” he told us. “I’ve seen both sides, from struggling to get a lunch break to leading teams on multimillion-dollar projects. I wanted to start a conversation that let people share their experiences and recognize the warning signs of a toxic job before they get stuck in one.”
#6
When the manager texts the entire group about a mistake you did instead of just directly messaging you
#7
When there are more than 3 interview stages. Worked for the companies like that. Company culture was always toxic.
#8
when you start your first day and realize…almost every one just started working there. it’s giving high turnover
#11
When there is no professionalism, a lot of gossip, and also the managers never care about u as a human and only the customers matter
#15
A clearly s**t manager from the word go who contacts you at 7pm at night asking you to do something you’ve never done before and insists they have it first thing in the morning, then chastises you for not knowing the process of the task they have assigned.
#16
weekly working lunches.
every single time i’ve worked at a place like this, the leadership had NO boundaries
#17
When orientation or onboarding isn’t planned out properly. This happened at my current job that should’ve been a red flag 🚩 to me 7 months ago. However, I will be leaving tomorrow. Last day thank goodness 😅
#19
As soon as your manager talks negatively about one of your teammates in your department, it's over.
#20
When the tagline says that they’re looking for highly motivated self starters.. aka we won’t help you / train you properly so you better be able to think quickly on your feet
#21
People eating lunch in their cars. It usually means they can’t eat in peace without being interrupted for work.
#22
When the manager starts texting you, pretending to be a friend the first two weeks.
ITS A SETUP. RUN. WHEN. THIS. HAPPENS.
#23
Bait & switch. They called you in for a social media management position but then say we don't do that here - this job is direct sales.
#27
1.the bosses favors the obviously bad employees who can't work independently and try to pass their job responsibility to you
2. The Managers & Executive Secretaries can't construct a simple business letters
3. Micro managing
4. They appoint people who are unqualified for the job
5. The Human Resources department are gaslighters and always condescending
6. When they are related to each other
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