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I never understood why my smartest colleagues stayed in toxic jobs until I realized this... 💡 As a career coach, I used to think people stayed because they didn't know better. But after working with hundreds of professionals, the truth is way more complex. Here's what I discovered: It's not about intelligence. It's about identity. The smartest people often have the hardest time leaving because: They've built their entire sense of self around being "the person who can handle anything." Leaving feels like admitting defeat. They're addicted to being needed. Toxic workplaces create artificial urgency that makes you feel indispensable (even when you're being exploited). They mistake suffering for growth. "This is making me stronger" becomes the story they tell themselves while their mental health deteriorates. They're terrified of starting over. When you're known as the expert, the thought of being a beginner somewhere else is paralyzing. The breakthrough moment? When they realize that staying isn't loyalty - it's self-abandonment. That their "high tolerance for dysfunction" isn't a superpower - it's trauma response. Smart people don't stay in toxic jobs because they can't leave. They stay because they've convinced themselves they shouldn't. The moment you stop making your worth dependent on how much dysfunction you can tolerate? That's when everything changes. Follow me for more career insights that challenge conventional wisdom! 🚀 What kept you (or someone you know) stuck in a toxic situation longer than you should have been? 👇 #toxicworkplace #careertransition #selfworth #professionaldevelopment #careercoach #workplaceculture #careergrowth

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This post was published on 08th September, 2025 by Shivangi on her Instagram handle "@shivangi.shrivastava2 (Shivangi Shrivastava | Corporate Trainer | Career Growth Coach)". Shivangi has total 85.6K followers on Instagram and has a total of 799 post.This post has received 83 Likes which are lower than the average likes that Shivangi gets. Shivangi receives an average engagement rate of 0.91% per post on Instagram. This post has received 2 comments which are lower than the average comments that Shivangi gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile. #workplaceculture #careertransition #selfworth #toxicworkplace #careercoach #professionaldevelopment #careergrowth has been used frequently in this Post.