If you are looking for a job and are looking to join a new company or you're considering moving
from the team that you're in to a different team within the same organization here is a red flag
that you should look out for to ensure that you're not ending up in a possibly toxic work environment
if the team that you're going to be joining whether it's a new company or it's a different
team within the same company lacks diversity and everybody on that team looks the same that is a
red flag and is likely something that should make you put the brakes a bit and consider
reconsider whether that company or that team is really a company or a team that you want to join
and I'm speaking from experience on both sides of the spectrum and so one way of knowing whether
that is going to be the case in a company that's new that you've never worked in before is just
looking when you're going through the interview process is there diversity that you see when you
are being interviewed or is every single person looking the same way if all of the interviews
because we are in a pandemic right now and chances are very high that you're going to have
a lot if not all of the interviews that you would have happen virtually but if every single person
looks the same that is a red flag that is a red flag and an indicator that your mental health
might be challenged or put at risk if you do move forward and join that particular company
or that team and if you are already within a company it's a bit easier to know how different
teams are set up because you might have an org structure that you can take a look at
and see who is in the team and you get to understand the dynamics of
potential diversity or lack thereof and you can make your decision from there now if you are
in a position where you're moving to a new company or considering moving to a
new company and you're being interviewed by that company and they invite you into their office
the people that interview you might be people that are part of the same group different from you
but I'm not very diverse but when you get to walk the office you might see a bit more diversity and
that is also a good indicator that one is a good indicator so if you're able to walk through the
office and you get to see other people who are part of this organization or part of the team
that you would be in and you see that the team that you're going to be joining has diversity
because sometimes you might find that you only have one interview maybe with one person
or two people and they both look the same that doesn't necessarily mean it's a red flag
but if you're going to be walking the floor and everyone you are introduced to that could
potentially be a teammate of yours looks exactly the same it's a red flag i'm not saying you're
going to have a terrible experience or you're going to have a mentally challenging experience
but there is a high possibility that you might so the biggest biggest red flag to save yourself
from getting into any toxic work environment that you will probably want to leave within
the first month in any case which makes it kind of not worth it sometimes because
the effects of whatever you might go through will linger on for a much longer period than that
is the lack of diversity make sure that the team that you would be joining is diverse even if you
see diversity within the company in general if that particular team that you would be a
part of lacks diversity that is a big red flag biggest red flag and from my own experience
I would say run honestly unless you're up for the challenge and you know what's to come and
you're ready to educate people and call people out and speak up about all of these things that i
hope that you don't find yourself in a position where you're in a space that lacks diversity and
it just seems like nobody around you understands what you're going through watch out for the lack
of diversity in companies and if there is a lack of diversity look for something else try and find
something else for your own sanity for your own mental health for your own good experience in
the workplace because if you're not in a space that is allowing you to show up as yourself and
you're having to fight through very basic things that you generally wouldn't have to fight through
it really will affect the way that you're able to work so prioritize your mental health look out for
those red flags and join companies and teams that have diversity doesn't mean that people
have to all look like you it doesn't mean that you have to have somebody else that looks like
you but if there's people from different walks of life that look different to each other that
the team is generally gonna have a very good vibe I found like diverse teams just have very great
working environments a lot of the times my name is Busi and this channel is a space where I talk
all things life abroad as a South African living in Canada as well as self-care because really
it is all self-care at the end of the day. I will see you on the next video. Thank you for watching!