The fact that so many people consider their workplaces toxic, undoubted contains an element of unrealistic expectations, but the fact that numbers have gotten significantly worse in a year is worth noting. I am sure that these numbers are inflated, after all they are from a job search site, which is likely to be primarily used, by people who are looking for a new job. People who are satisfied with the working conditions are not likely to be included. On the other hand, it is well known to everyone who reads this site, that companies have been cutting staff without reducing the amount of work that needs to be done for several years. It is reasonable to expect people to be unhappy with working conditions, when this is true. Also, real wages have been falling in the US, for some time. I know it is popular to say that young people have unrealistic job expectations. The WW2 generation said it about the boomers and so on. The question is, is this really true or is the reality that the next generation is not going to have the standard of living that their parents enjoyed.