Company Culture
My experience with toxic positivity at a Malaysian startup
by Jess Liew·January 29, 2026
Every problem was a growth opportunity. Burnout was met with resilience advice. Quit after 9 months.
by Jess Liew·January 29, 2026
Every problem was a growth opportunity. Burnout was met with resilience advice. Quit after 9 months.
Toxic positivity is particularly hard to push back on because it feels like optimism is being weaponised against you.
The tell you are not resilient when actually the environment is unsustainable, classic deflection from broken systems.