Are you a ‘bad boss’? What Elon Musk and Jimmy Fallon are revealing about toxic workplaces

By Alyssa Place, This is my expertise
Published Updated 2 Min Read

Andrew Harrer from Bloomberg

The stereotype of screaming, door-slamming tyrant bosses in the workplace is rife in movies and TV, but unfortunately, there are plenty of real-life examples of bad behavior from the C-suite that make employees miserable. 

Recently, talk show host Jimmy Fallon, known for his bubbly personality and game-playing shenanigans, was called out by both former and current employees for fostering a toxic work environment. In a Rolling Stone magazine article, employees revealed erratic behavior from their boss, and an overall “glum environment” that had an impact on their mental health. 

Perceptyx found that employees working for their worst managers are two times more likely to report unhealthy coping behaviors such as substance use, overeating and treating their family poorly than those working with their best managers. Meanwhile, employees who love their managers are 2.5 times more likely to report being fully engaged in the workplace, and six times more likely to say they fully belong in their organizations. 

Read more for the cons of bad bosses on workplace well-being: 24% of employees are working for the ‘worst boss ever’

Alyssa Place
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Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio


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