Why Do People Cling to Toxic Jobs?

The Minimalists

Joshua Fields Millburn

Home & Garden, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Leisure

4.7 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Joshua and Ryan are joined by Ryan’s wife, Mariah, to discuss the reasons we stay in toxic work environments. Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/theminimalists

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0:00.0	than minimalist.
0:02.0	Why is it that some people cling to toxic jobs or work environments?
0:07.0	Have a good answer for that one.
0:09.0	What is it?
0:10.0	It's security.
0:11.0	It's the paycheck at the end of the day.
0:12.0	It's the intelligence.
0:14.0	It's the 401k.
0:16.0	It's the security that comes with working for a large corporation.
0:19.0	That's why I stuck in a really toxic job for a long time.
0:22.0	Yeah.
0:23.0	Let's talk about that toxic job.
0:24.0	So it was toxic in what ways?
0:26.0	It was making you miserable.
0:27.0	I didn't share the values that the company shared.
0:30.0	It was a medical company.
0:32.0	So I thought helping people, helping people get healthy,
0:36.0	that's something I could really be a part of and enjoy.
0:40.0	And then once I actually got there and learned more and saw more,
0:45.0	it's all about the money.
0:47.0	It wasn't about seeing people as patients and as individuals.
0:51.0	It was how many people can you see in a day?
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