Key Points
Leaving workplaces on bad terms or speaking out against employers has long been considered professionally risky..
As workers become increasingly vocal about workplace issues and toxic job environments, open discussions about the negative aspects of work are becoming more normalised and less professionally damaging..
And, say experts, not only is bridge-burning becoming less of a taboo but in some cases, actions that were formerly seen as career killers may be necessary to change the workplace for the better...
In 2018, Kristen may not have felt she was potentially burning a bridge but experts say that in the current environment, its potentially less damaging to speak up in ways that would have been construed as a career-killer in the past...
Additionally, both experts and workers caution that people should consider the potential personal burden of bridge-burning actions...
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