At this point it would be a big surprise if the daytime talk show Ellen comes back on the other side of covid. Several former show employees have (yet again) come forward to describe a “toxic work environment” behind the scenes of the cheery, upbeat broadcast.BuzzFeed News spoke with one current and 10 former staffers who say they were unfairly punished for doing things like taking medical leave, and a Black employee described facing constant microaggressions.No specific allegations were made about DeGeneres herself, who has previously been accused of being “mean.”But here’s what they did say:“That ‘be kind’ bullsh*t only happens when the cameras are on.