From Ambition to Burnout: How I Learned to Walk Away From a Toxic Workplace

Dear readers,

There’s something I need to get off my chest—my experience working at a company that lost sight of what truly matters. It’s one of those lessons that you learn the hard way, but it’s also one that’s left me with some serious reflections about workplace culture.

When I first started, I was hopeful. I believed in the company’s mission and thought it would be a place where I could grow, contribute, and build something meaningful. But that quickly changed. When a company becomes more focused on numbers than on the well-being of its employees, it creates a toxic, competitive environment that’s anything but healthy.

What they don’t tell you is that this constant pressure to perform doesn’t just burn you out—it strips away the sense of camaraderie. Suddenly, it’s not about team effort. It’s about survival. The environment becomes cutthroat, where colleagues aren’t coworkers anymore—they’re competitors. And in an

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