Toxic positivity in Malaysian workplaces — is anyone else exhausted by it?

"Great job team!" after a product launch that had three critical bugs. "We're all in this together!" during a round of layoffs with no severance discussion. "Stay positive!" when you raise a legitimate concern.

Toxic positivity isn't just annoying — it's dangerous. It signals that there's no space for honest feedback, which means real problems go unaddressed until they become crises.

I think it's particularly common in Malaysian workplaces because of a cultural pressure to maintain harmony and not be seen as difficult. But there's a difference between being respectful and being dishonest about reality.

How do you handle this in your own teams or with your managers?