Corporate Christie

#53 - Projection vs. Gaslighting (and why your boss thinks you're LAZY when you're NOT)

Christie Hoffman

Today we’re talking about projection — gaslighting’s ugly second cousin. You know, when someone accuses you of doing the very thing they’re guilty of. Fun, unhealed stuff, right? 

00:42 – “How are you, really?” (aka, are you dehydrated?)
02:32 – Projection vs. Gaslighting:
03:32 – Lazy boss calling you lazy?
04:18 – “You’re lying!” …says the liar.
05:05 – Why childhood trauma makes projection feel weirdly familiar
06:13 – Micromanaging boss
09:07 – Gossiping coworker accusing you of gossiping (make it make sense)
10:20 – Personal story
11:51 – Friend drama
16:40 – Signs you’re being projected on
17:10 – Grounding yourself
19:06 – The #1 rule
20:27 – Magic phrase
22:21 – Calm comebacks
24:27 – Journaling
25:06 – Documenting projection at work 
27:06 – Managers cause 70% of turnover — send those surveys!
33:31 – Journaling prompts that helped me stop the victim spiral
34:50 – 48 Laws of Power
36:46 – How I got burned in corporate 🔥
38:52 – Brilliance doesn’t always get promoted
40:14 – The garbage analogy

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