The parenthetical "which it did" after "even if this would cost me a job" carries more than any of the research citations in here. That honesty earns the whole piece. I recognize the managing-down-first instinct completely — and the gap in managing up that comes with it. What strikes me is that you've named the cost without apologizing for the choice.
Thank you Tiago, it means a lot coming from you! I think after so many years working I don't know if I can afford to not be myself, at least fully. Workplaces nowadays (with AI, layoff and the economy) are getting unforgiving to human beings, and being ourselves comes at bigger cost.
The parenthetical "which it did" after "even if this would cost me a job" carries more than any of the research citations in here. That honesty earns the whole piece. I recognize the managing-down-first instinct completely — and the gap in managing up that comes with it. What strikes me is that you've named the cost without apologizing for the choice.
Thank you Tiago, it means a lot coming from you! I think after so many years working I don't know if I can afford to not be myself, at least fully. Workplaces nowadays (with AI, layoff and the economy) are getting unforgiving to human beings, and being ourselves comes at bigger cost.