Warning! (Both/And)
Here’s an unpopular BOTH/AND statement:
YES your work environment can be toxic and misogynistic.
AND you can be contributing to that unhealthy environment with your own actions.
That’s it!
PS — feel free to change "misogynistic" to dysfunctional, chaotic, racist, ableist, or nepotistic … the basic premise still holds.
PPS — this isn’t about gaslighting anyone. Of course you are not responsible for actions, behaviors, choices, and systems that are not your creation. AND …