workplace culture
Company social norms
Workplace culture is the shared values, attitudes, and practices that characterize an organization's environment.
It encompasses how employees interact, how decisions are made, and what behaviors are rewarded or discouraged: The startup had a casual workplace culture with flexible hours.
A toxic workplace culture features hostility, poor communication, or exploitative expectations.
Companies often try to shape workplace culture deliberately through policies and rituals, though the actual culture may diverge from official messaging.
- job satisfactionContentment with one's employment
- psychological safetyFreedom to voice concerns
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- cultural competenceEffective cross-group interaction ability
active listening · accountability · mentorship opportunities · all-hands meeting · feedback loops · shared goals · nine to five · remote work · conflict resolution · respect · office politics · unwritten rules · teamwork · team building · water cooler talk · transparency · integrity · open-door policy
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- career wellnesswork-life balance, burnout, job satisfaction, stress management, career coaching
- organizational behaviorgroup dynamics, employee relations, job satisfaction, morale, teamwork
- workplace psychologyemployee motivation, job stress, office politics, micromanagement, job satisfaction
- job searchjob hunting, job boards, job search, job fairs, job fair
workplace culturehome life
Daily existence at residence
personal life · domestic life · family life · private life · social life
workplace cultureoffice space
Professional work area
office building · facilities · workspace design · hardware · equipment