Is your job actually high-control?
The signs of a toxic job
From Dara M. Wilson
Below are a list of signs you're in a toxic job. Choose all that apply. If you think a sign might apply, count it. Then click Done.
Can't do anything right
Punished for unspoken rules
Humiliated for dissent
Gossip, no transparency
Inconsistent rules, cronyism
No respect for boundaries
Micromanagement, no safety
Bullying, constant conflict
Toxic people protected
Discrimination, stereotyping
You feel like there's no way outbonus
0 / 15cult markers your job hits
Researchers only need 6 to 7 for an environment to qualify as high-control.
The 15 signs of a cult
Sociologists Janja Lalich, PhD and Michael Langone, PhD
Tap any marker to read what it means.
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Unquestioning commitment2
Dissent punished3
Mind-altering practices4
Control of thinking5
Exalted status6
Us vs them7
Unaccountable leaders8
Ends justify means9
Shame and guilt10
Cut ties11
Recruitment focus12
Fundraising focus13
Commitment of time14
Limited association15
No life outsideNobody out-structures a structure.
