7 Rules to Survive Corporate Gaslighting as a Senior Employee

Because not all of us afford to simply quit a job we no longer like.

Eva Grape
Life fusion

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The Internet is full of "influencers" who casually tell you to quit your job if it no longer makes you happy because since they did it and everything worked out so great for them, why wouldn't it work for all of us now? Well, anyone in their right mind knows the answer, which is quite simple — we don't all have the same circumstances. Hence, we can't expect the same outcome.

And let's clarify. Companies are not bad. Their management makes it a good or a bad company. Unfortunately, if you stick around long enough, you'll get to see and experience organisational changes that can entirely alter a company's culture and its overall vibe. And the older you get, the harder it is to leave and start over, someone which a young person like Tim Denning would advise you to do.

Companies can also lock their internal shareholders in agreements which prohibit them from selling their shares easily, especially if the company has not yet been made public.

Hence, senior employees who have signed a lock-up agreement are in the special situation of not afford to quit when they want. Also, it's' not a secret that these senior employees are often expensive. That's why, when…

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