Michael UngarCEO of the Industry 4.0 Club

Psychological Safety: My Experience at a Better Company

11 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this personal narrative, the speaker recounts leaving a previous maintenance role for a new company where they encountered markedly higher psychological and physical safety. Key factors highlighted include visible women in leadership positions, the presence of an employee resource group, and a culture that actively addresses inappropriate behavior. When the speaker experienced an inappropriate comment, their supervisor promptly intervened, offering a one‑on‑one conversation, confirming the incident would be addressed, and asking how the speaker was feeling and what support they needed. The speaker reflects that while individuals cannot control others' behavior, the organization’s response can create a safe, supportive system that mitigates harm and fosters a healthier workplace environment.

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I ended up leaving and going to a different company still in maintenance. And it was so different. There were women in leadership. There was an employee resource group at this company. I felt so psychologically safe, physically safe. And to me, it kind of informed— sometimes people will say things to you. You can't control other people's behavior. But the response from the company was different. At my new company, somebody said something to me inappropriate, and my Supervisor called it out. He talked to me one-on-one. He said, we, we want to let you know we're talking to this individual. It's not appropriate. Are you okay? What do you need? And it just made this huge impression on me of like, oh, how we respond to other people, how we treat these other people, we can build this really good system, even though we know out in the world we can't control everything that people say.