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What a Normal Workday Feels Like When Your Boss Isn’t the Problem
Not a dream job—just a day without dread
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It’s 2026. Everyone’s Talking About New Beginnings. You’re Still Stuck in a Toxic Job.
Real ways to protect your sanity when you don’t have the luxury of leaving.
Jan 11
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12 Things I Will Not Be Thinking About in 2026
A refusal list for a work culture that asks too much and gives too little
Jan 4
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I Hope You Step on a Lego— and Other Things We Think but Don’t Say to Toxic Bosses
A quick touch of humor to wrap up the year
Dec 30, 2025
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At the Crossroads: Choosing Between Staying and Leaving
A plain account of the decision weight behind staying, leaving, and choosing yourself anyway
Dec 24, 2025
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Dear Executives: I Was Going to Write You a Helpful Year-End Letter.
Then I Stopped.
Dec 17, 2025
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8 Workplace Trends That Will Shape Toxic Leadership in 2026
An evidence-based look at what’s ahead for workplace culture, and why leadership matters more than ever.
Dec 12, 2025
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Why Job Search “Help” So Often Isn’t Helpful
What people think is support — and what job seekers actually need.
Dec 9, 2025
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Today, I Was Told My Job Is Being Eliminated
This isn’t the post I expected to write — but it’s a moment I want to mark, because maybe one day I’ll look back and see it as a turning point.
Dec 2, 2025
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Five Reasons I React So Strongly to Performative People
It took me a long time to understand what my irritation was actually telling me.
Nov 27, 2025
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Is My Boss Toxic or Just Ineffective? How to Tell the Difference
A plain-language breakdown of the difference between incompetence and harm.
Nov 23, 2025
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12 Signs Your Boss Is Intimidated by You
How insecurity shows up in managers — and why strong employees notice it first.
Nov 17, 2025
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Inside the “Safe Space” Meeting That Proved Why Employees Stay Silent
Performative Safety and the Corporate Illusion of Trust and Openness
Nov 4, 2025
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Dear Executives: You Keep Sending People to Coaches Who Sell Confidence Instead of Competence
I booked three coaching sessions to see what professionals really get for their money. What I found was an entire industry built on fixing mindsets…
Oct 28, 2025
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