Is your culture toxic? | One HR practitioner speaks out about needing a 'mouse jiggler'

Having a toxic working environment is likely one of the most overt signals that HR is failing. From a culture of fear, to an overbearing boss or a history of micromanagement, there are many elements that can contribute to ultimately making a company culture toxic. Yet, rarely is such a culture so acutely negative that HR themselves speak out about it.

This is the case in a recent series of TikTok’s produced by an HR manager with the username Taylor.In.HR, which have since gone viral. The user, who claims to be an HR practitioner, shared that their current employer is so inhospitable, that HR itself has taken to using a ‘mouse jiggler’ (otherwise known as a device or software that prevents a mouse from appearing to be stationary) just to stop senior leaders from questioning if they are working.