Everyday People Share 30 Horror Stories About Toxic People & Places

27. Dirty Gloves

Donating plasma is similar to giving blood. The plasma is separated from the red blood cells and other components. This story is one where the term toxic is quite literal. In a plasma center, one employee experienced a dehumanizing work environment. The first few days of training set the tone. It was communicated that ‘we want you to be like a robot.’ That raised some immediate concerns. 

The toxic environment didn’t end there. The horror story took a turn, and the toxic environment became quite literal. The plasma center did not want the employees changing gloves between plasma donors even if the gloves were covered with blood and plasma. The reason? Taking the time to change their gloves slowed down production. That aligned with wanting staff to be like robots. Not changing gloves between each donor is literally a toxic situation because of poor management.