When Work Turns Toxic
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Published on September 7, 2026
What to do if it happens, and what to know before it does
Most of us can name the moment we knew something at work had gone wrong. Very few of us knew what to do next, what our rights actually were, or what we should have put in place before any of it started.
This evening brings you two perspectives on the same problem:
π« Ellen Young went through a hostile work environment as an employee and took it through a legal process. She shares what she noticed early, what she did that turned out to be right, and what she would do differently. Ellen is Marketing Manager at SalesScreen in Oslo and has built her career across SaaS, agritech and edtech, including three years as Marketing Director at Farmforce. She has also worked as a DEI consultant running workshops on inclusive leadership and inclusive working environments. She came to Norway from the United States in 2019 for an MPhil in Gender Studies at the University of Oslo and has been here since.
π« Rachel Wilson RugelsjΓΈen explains how these situations look from the employer side, what HR can and cannot do for you, what a well handled workplace looks like, and what to pay attention to in your own contract. Rachel is the founder of LevelUp HR and a senior people and culture consultant and executive coach with over twenty years of international HR experience, including Head of HR Norway at Cognizant and Head of Global HR Development at Norges Bank Investment Management. She holds a postgraduate qualification in International Employment Law and is Chartered MCIPD.
This is not about naming and shaming anyone. It is about being prepared, knowing what is normal and what is not, and understanding your position before you need to. Especially useful if you did not grow up with the Norwegian system.
Come with your questions. There is a full half hour set aside for them.
Programme:
π17:00 Doors and networking
π 17:25 Welcome
π 17:30 Ellen Young
π 17:55 Rachel Wilson RugelsjΓΈen
π18:20 Questions and conversation, moderated by Claudia
π18:50 Thank you and group photo
Where and when:
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Monday 21 September
π 17:00 to 19:00.
π In person at Coral, Aker Brygge, Bryggetorget 3, 0250 Oslo. Coral is one of the newest spaces on the waterfront and it is genuinely beautiful inside. Come a little early, have a proper look around, and take a few pictures of yourself while the room is still quiet.
π Joining online for our Stavanger members and friends who cannot make it to Oslo.
Price:
π« Free for PWN Norway members
ποΈ250 NOK for non-members.
RSVP:
Send and email to marija_pm@pwnnorway.no