When job hunting, you might be looking at things such as pay, hours and location.

But how much do you think about the workplace culture?

"Organisational culture drives an awful lot of worker satisfaction and performance," explains Paula Brough, director of the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing at Grifith University.

Professor Brough defines workplace culture as the "invisible way that behaviour in the workplace is governed".

"It's often referred to as 'the way things are done around here'," she says.

When the culture at work is toxic, that can be detrimental, says Carol Kulik from the Centre for Workplace Excellence at the University of South Australia

"That's an extra day-to-day strain you are carrying on top of workload.

"And we know over the long run, there is a body of

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