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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Of all the wiggle words ever invented, "toxic" is one of the most effective and simultaneously cheap and embarrassing.

This from People's most recent article on the environment on the Ellen set (oddly, People's take seems more adult and unbiased than all others on the subject):

In mid-July, BuzzFeed News published a report in which previous employees alleged a "toxic work environment" behind the scenes of the daytime talk show. One current and 10 former staffers spoke anonymously about their experiences on set, including claims of being penalized for taking medical leave, instances of racial microaggressions and fear of retribution for raising complaints.

https://people.com/tv/former-ellen-s...ity-talk-show/

Sometimes, graphic phrasing has the desired effect. "Fear and loathing" remains potent to the literate. I'm of the opinion "toxic" is just too easy. It's like "radioactive," or "explosive." But it is a good word. It's got a great internal cacophany to it. Retirement is too harsh. But a period of dormancy seems warranted.

As far as Ellen, one can only hope if it comes to a serious attempt at cancellation (rather than Hollywood shitbags trying to decrease her pay when given the possible opportunity), she refuses, and maybe provides a Joseph Welch moment against our current peanut gallery McCarthyism.

It's hard to describe the toxicity of a toxic workplace. For one place I worked, I tend to say the CEO was an asshole, and leave it at that.