When Work Becomes Wounding: How Moral Injury, Power, and Silence Harm the People Who Care Most

What happens when the place you go to earn a living becomes the place that breaks you? Most people expect work to be stressful. Deadlines. Pressure. Long days. What they don’t expect is to feel wounded. In When Work Becomes Wounding, Gladys Martinez gives voice to a reality millions experience but rarely name: the emotional, psychological, and moral injuries that happen inside toxic workplace cultures. Drawing from lived experience as both frontline staff and leadership, Martinez explores how power, silence, fear, and misaligned values quietly erode well-being—often under the guise of professionalism. This book is not about blaming. It is about truth. Through reflection, insight, and hard-earned clarity, Martinez examines: How toxic workplace cultures form and why they persist The emotional toll of being unseen, unheard, or ethically compromised What happens when leadership loses its humanity Why “resilience” is often demanded instead of accountability How to recognize when work has crossed the line from challenging to harmful Written for employees, leaders, and organizations alike, When Work Becomes Wounding is both a mirror and a map—helping readers name what they’ve endured and imagine what healthier, more ethical workplaces could look like. You are not weak for being affected. You are not imagining it. And you are not alone. This book is an invitation to acknowledge the wound—and begin healing.
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Author/Artist:Martinez, Gladys
Binding: Paperback
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