I have never worked in such a toxic environment in which the top leader in a large department creates such a negative, toxic environment. I watch employees around me being gaslighted, lied to, belittled and abused. The culture in this particular area is so bad it drives gossip, negativity, and poor morale. It's a shame, because some areas of the company seem quite nice, with good morale and camaraderie, but this department is so bad, I would not recommend it to my worst enemy, let alone a friend. There are office jokes among direct reports to the CMO having a support group to cope with the abuse. It is frankly stunning to me that executive leaders do not realize this is going on. Or perhaps they know and do not care. It's hard to tell.