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Five Signs You Should Fire Yourself
You’re a disaster. Go home.
I’ve had my fair share of toxic bosses.
The most recent one told me he’d “fire me on the spot” if I ever again tried to reschedule a meeting so I could see my therapist after she had a last-minute cancellation. (Do you know how hard it is to get into a passably decent therapist these days?)
The one before that wrote me up for insubordination after I sent an email to an upper-level colleague without her permission.
And the one before that? He told me I would never achieve a leadership position because my “top five” Clifton Strengths didn’t fall into diverse enough categories to make me dynamic enough.
I’m sure you can relate to having a bad boss in your career. Whether you’re in the knowledge industry, health care or the trades, bad bosses stink up a place real fast and their kind of asshole comes in all shapes and sizes, don’t they?
But the boss I have now? She’s the worst.
She criticizes every single word I write.
She tells me to get over my personal life and just get the work done.
She’s concerned about my mental health but never supports me in efforts to improve it.
