are being accused of creating a toxic work environment, according to an exposé published by on Friday. The outlet reports that it spoke with one current and 10 former employees at the NBC daytime series, all anonymous, but described by as «veterans in the entertainment industry.» For her part, show host Kelly Clarkson is described as «fantastic.» «Kelly has no clue how unhappy her staff is,» one former employee told .
Among the allegations lobbied against the production, the employees told the mag that they were overworked, underpaid, and that their mental health suffered as a result of working on the show. «Kelly is fantastic.
She is a person who never treats anyone with anything but dignity and is incredibly appreciative,» another former employee told the outlet. «I would be shocked if she knew.
I'd be floored if she knew the staff wasn't getting paid for two weeks of Christmas hiatus. The Kelly that I interacted with and that everyone knows would probably be pretty aghast to learn that.»Another staffer said that despite working on a number of different sets in the entertainment industry, their experience with «is by far the worst experience I've ever had in my entire life,» claiming that it «deterred me from wanting to work in daytime ever again» and that the job left them «traumatized.» «This job deteriorated my mental health,» another employee told .
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