Who has experienced this at work? 🙋🏼‍♀️ it doesnt feel great. We often poke fun or mention our own anxiety first as a way to protect ourselves, but unfortunately, it can end up activating the wrong type of people. Some people also start joking about it without you initiating first, not to be mean or bully you, but simply because they’ve heard you say it so often that they think it must be ok, or that they are somehow making you feel better by making light of it…there are a lot of reasons someone could be doing this. The point is, you can turn this around and shed your anxious identity. You need to become aware of what you are doing to keep yourself stuck in it, first. #anxietyatwork #anxiousachiever #careertok

Is this you? If you want to show up differently at work, you have to address the root problems and underlying beliefs that are holding you back (that you are using to hold back YOURSELF). #anxietyatwork #anxiousachiever #ambitiousprofessionals #careertiktok

Have you noticed this at work? People can do this for a lot of reasons, sole more negarious than others. Yes, sometimes they ARE just crappy, manipulative people, but these people can also just be high achievers who are terrified of failure and being vulnerable. That doesnt make it ok…its a peotection mechanism at the expense of others. Self-awareness is key. KNOW how your actions are affecting others, and KNOW how your actions shape how others truly see you. #careertok #redflagsatwork #toxicworkenvironment

Don’t let them do this to you. It’s not worth it!! #careertiktok #redflagsatwork #toxicworkenvironment

Have you dealt with this coworker? I have. And it was extremely difficult and emotionally taxing. Gavin de Becker wrote about the scriptwriter in his book “The Gift of Fear” and when I read it—i realized that’s exactly who i had dealt with. If you ever need help or advice from INDEPENDENT, culturally competent HR professionals (aince I am NOT one) check out @Caged Bird HR #careertiktok #boundariesatwork #redflagsatwork

I will never forget the time I had to take sick leave for 3 days in December, and my manager at the time forced me to go to the doctor, insisting that 3 days was just insane and she needed answers. I had to spend 150 💵 of pure christmas money for the doctor to confirm that i had an upper respiratory infection. Managers—DON’T DO THIS TO YOUR PEOPLE! #redflagsatwork #toxicboss #careertiktok

Am i right? All jokes aside, This is what a lack of self-awareness can look like at work. I see this CONSTANTLY with my people. You’re so hungry for recognition and advancement…you bury yourself and then get mad when it’s too much. But, you can reset from this reality and get back to a place where you’re only volunteering for things that MATTER, and you’re actually able to DELIVER on those things. If you need help…you know where to find me ♥️ #careertiktok #ambitiousprofessionals #careermotivation

Is this you? You can fix it! But you have to understand how you’re presenting yourself at work right NOW in order to figure out how you ideally want to present yourself going forward. #careertiktok #ambitiousprofessionals #careermotivation