Posted on Oct 27, 2026 UTC

Navigating life can be hard, but navigating a professional environment is harder. In the workplace, we're told to act with dignity and respect, and although many of us do this, there are oftentimes when someone will do the complete opposite and make the workplace a terrible environment. Online, Reddit users shared the best subtle signs that they noticed in their colleagues that can tell them if they're toxic or not. Here are the replies.

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"People who are overly gossipy and overly interested in what everyone else is doing (or not doing) at work. When I start noticing them pointing out that this person was 5 minutes late, or that person sure has been taking a lot of sick time, I immediately start watching what I say to them."

— Apprehensive-Soup-91

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"I had a manager who was obsessed with managing up. If I ever see this behavior again, I’ll be very wary. They once told an exec something to make it look like I was untrustworthy, unbeknownst to me.…