Work

Written the way people describe them. Read until one sounds familiar, then open it.

Work

“I'm burnt out and dread going to work”“My manager micromanages everything I do”“I feel like a fraud at work even though I get good reviews”“I can't say no to extra work”“I replay every meeting in my head for days”“Office politics are exhausting”“My boss takes credit for my work”“I can't stop working even on weekends”“My boss has gone quiet and ignores my messages”“He agrees in meetings and then does the opposite”“A colleague keeps undermining me”“My employee procrastinates on everything”“My team won't speak up in meetings”“My CEO can't hear bad news”“He's always busy but nothing gets done”“My co-founder and I can't agree on anything anymore”“My co-founder won't let go of control”“My boss blames me for everything that goes wrong”“My boss explodes over small things”“My boss changed after getting promoted”“My manager plays favourites”“My employee does the bare minimum”“My boss criticises everything and nothing is ever good enough”“I feel small and stupid whenever my boss is in the room”“My coworker gets defensive whenever I give feedback”“When I raise a problem my boss turns it around on me”“My boss denies saying things he clearly said”“My colleague sucks up to management and is nasty to everyone below”“My boss gets weird when I do well”“Everyone on my team just agrees with the boss”“My manager can never make a decision”“My boss messages me late at night and expects a reply”“Why do I freeze when my boss criticises me”“My team blames one person for everything”“Our team has turned against the other department”“Everything is always an emergency with my boss”“My boss is brilliant but exhausting to work for”“My boss has big plans but never follows through”“I keep polishing my work and can't hand it in”“I'm close to a promotion and I keep messing things up”“My boss demands total loyalty”“My boss thinks everyone is out to get him”“My new boss loved me at first and now can't stand me”“I feel guilty when I take a day off”“My manager guilt-trips me into staying late”“Morale is low and people keep quitting”“Since the reorganisation everyone is angry and resisting”“My colleague makes digs disguised as jokes”“My boss never admits a mistake”“My coworker always plays the victim”“I get really anxious before presentations”“I hate my job but I can't leave”“I work in my family business and can't step out of my dad's shadow”“My employee cries whenever I give feedback”“My boss is nice to my face but trashes me to others”“I'm the only one who does any work on my team”“My boss is cold and never gives any praise”“My boss avoids conflict and problems never get dealt with”“I got passed over for promotion and I'm bitter”“Someone less competent got promoted because they're confident”“My boss threatens to fire me if I don't do what he says”“My boss is pressuring me to do something unethical”“Work is so bad I don't want to be alive anymore”“My colleague said they'd kill themselves if they lose this job”“I walk on eggshells around my manager”“Is my boss a narcissist”“My colleague keeps interrupting me in meetings”“My direct report keeps going over my head to my boss”“My client is never satisfied and keeps changing what they want”“My client keeps asking for more without paying”