Dr. Phil.A new report by Buzzfeed documents the testimony of a dozen current and former employees on the show that allege an abusive workplace environment.
All spoke to the outlet on the condition of anonymity.“Everyone was just pretty miserable. You would walk into the building and there was just a palpable dread and anxiety,” one former employee says. “Dr.
Phil — the show about mental health where everybody who works on it has terrible mental health because our work conditions were really bad.”McGraw rose to the status of a household name in the 1990s thanks to his frequent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
McGraw’s popularity with viewers led him to get his own talk show spinoff in 2002. It is currently in its 20th season. In that time, he has also come under scrutiny for his ethics and advice.