Staying confident in a toxic workplace is harder than it should be. When criticism is constant, and praise is rare, I find it’s easy to start questioning yourself. But sometimes I think losing confidence isn’t a personal failure it’s just a reaction to an unhealthy environment. How do you hold onto your sense of self when the culture around you keeps chipping away at it?

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If the criticism isn’t based on data points or examples…it’s not real. It’s designed to make you feel less than and keep you exactly where you are. Find alliances with others who value you. One bad manager shouldn’t dictate how you feel about yourself. I know it’s tough. Highly recommend therapy (to cope with those who won’t go 😂).

Destabilizing you is the whole game. If you're in a weaker place you can't fight back.

You are right about that. I always say you praise a person to success and they don't do that around here. I say a lot of affirmations and that does seem to help.

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