I can also believe someone would cut themselves to justify getting time off work, because I’ve also been a victim of workplace bullying and harassment.

My point was that she was willing to be self-destructive for the sake of being deceitful. Being deceitful is rational if the motivation is selfish, but if the reason is literal self-harm, then that tells me her motivations are suspect, hence, my skepticism as a whole.

My biases also factor into my assessment. I can totally believe LMG are overworked. But the claims about the toxicity of other employees just seems too farfetched for how I believe the company culture is.

My stance is tenuous until there is more evidence to corroborate her claims.