hostile work environment

Definition of "hostile work environment"
  1. A circumstance where discriminatory and unwelcome behavior is so intense and frequent in a workplace that it changes the conditions of a person's employment and produces an offensive atmosphere
How to use "hostile work environment" in a sentence
  1. The constant racial comments made by her colleagues led her to resign, citing a hostile work environment.
  2. His employer ignored the ongoing discriminatory behavior, leading to a hostile work environment.
  3. The pervasive age-based slurs at her workplace amounted to a hostile work environment.

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