Former Ellen DeGeneres staffers bash ‘toxic’ workplace culture on her talk show
nypost.comyet another damning story relating to the comedian.The former employee was among 11 mostly former staffers who detailed horror stories from the “toxic” work environment at the show in a Buzzfeed article Thursday, pulling the curtain back on the cheery comedic host.The woman, who the outlet didn’t identify by name, said she dealt with racism throughout her year-and-a-half tenure on the show.When she was hired, she said a senior-level producer told her and another black employee, “Oh wow, you both have box braids; I hope we don’t get you confused.”And one of the main writers at a work party allegedly told her, “I’m sorry, I only know the names of the white people who work here,” while her coworkers “awkwardly laughed it off,” she said.Another.
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