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The Insecure Boss
“I’m great at my job … right?”

When Aiko’s new boss, Cora, first joined the company, things were going smoothly. Aiko was happy to have someone she could learn from and who promised to bring new ideas and approaches that would improve her projects. But several months into her new manager’s tenure, she started to see some red flags.

Aiko had long been the go-to person on any questions or meeting requests related to the department’s initiatives. This seemed to upset Cora, who would ask, “Why aren’t they coming to me for answers?” She got angry with Aiko whenever this happened, treating Aiko as if she was trying to undermine her. Attempts to redirect their colleagues’ inquiries to Cora didn’t stick, which only infuriated her ...

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