How to know if your plan to lower morale is working.

Is your office quiet, dull, and emits a negative vibe? Congratulations!

How does a leader know they have destroyed morale? It’s tough to gauge from the executive area, finding out usually means interacting with the little people – and who has time for that?

Don’t despair. There are ways to find out if you’ve successfully destroyed morale without sullying yourself with employee contact. Here are ten signs your employees not only hate their jobs but most importantly, letting you know you are great at yours.

1. Showing up late. This is the easiest sign to look out for when determining if employees hate you. If you’ve noticed everyone crowding around the door right at the start time, coming in late, or taking long breaks, congratulations!

2. Your office resembles the twilight zone. A boss knows he’s created a toxic culture if laughter and conversation stops abruptly when he enters a room. Employees who aren’t afraid of you need to be reminded they should be.

3. They leave their dirty dishes in the pantry. You can be sure employees are no longer invested in their jobs when they leave the lunchroom in a mess. Some go so far as painting the bathroom stalls with poo.

4. They’re bad-mouthing you. Disengaged employees will rebel and get their colleagues to build a gap between the workforce and management. Clusters of two or more people talking need to be broken up.

5. Employees Avoid You like the Plague. They avoid running into you at all costs. Whether they find excuses to skip your meetings, duck into a doorway, or climb an electrified fence when they see you approaching.

6. Don’t Volunteer to Help. They don’t volunteer to help. Instead, they wait until you assign work.

7. Running Out the Door. They take the time to back into their parking space so they can leave quicker. They’re out the door at 5.

8. Confidence is Shaken. They are fidgety in your presence and their eyes are downcast. They are making more mistakes and don’t seem willing to tell you

9. Cursory Small Talk. The small talk is awkwardly small when you’ve got them cornered: weather, traffic, weather. Personal information is not volunteered.

10. Always Sick. They call in sick a lot. Employees seem indifferent to whether they will be running out of sick time, there may be a office pool for the most sick-days.

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