Breadcrumbing, You asked your manager for feedback on your project proposal three months ago. Every week they text you: "Looks great, let's chat next Friday!", but the meeting always gets canceled at the last minute., Clout-chasing, A local influencer goes to a quiet, historic temple abroad, blocks the entrance for two hours with a camera crew to shoot a dance video, and gets angry when local worshippers ask them to move., Guilt-tripping, A coworker asks you to do their report for them. When you say you are too busy with your own projects, they sigh deeply and say: "Wow, okay. I guess I'll just stay up until midnight finishing it alone, even though my back has been killing me.", Gatekeeping, You ask a senior designer in your community for advice on how to get started with an industry software. They reply: "If you didn't learn it in design school five years ago like the rest of us, you shouldn't be using it anyway.", Virtue-signaling, Your company announced a major initiative called "Green Future", updating their brand colors and posting daily environmental quotes on LinkedIn. Meanwhile, they actively rejected a proposal to stop using single-use plastic cups in the office to save money., Gaslighting, You complain to your department lead that a coworker has been consistently missing deadlines, forcing you to work over the weekend. Your manager smiles and says: "Oh, come on, you know how creative they are. You’re just taking it too seriously. I’m sure they gave you everything you needed.", Micro-managing, Your project manager calls an urgent meeting at 6:30 PM on a Friday. They spend 45 minutes describing the microscopic layout details of a spreadsheet you created, insisting that you change the column widths by a few pixels before you are allowed to sign off for the weekend.

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