Please pay attention to all the manipulation tactics this boss uses, because theyâre pulling out every trick in the book.
âIâm not your boss, Iâm your friendâ
âOther people will be hurt by this and itâs your fault and Iâm going to tell them all thatâ
âWeâre your family tooâ
Talking as if this is a thing you must do
âWe all make sacrificesâ
Undermining your authority
âYou caused all of this, reallyâ
Accusing you of being âunprofessionalâ
âLook at the money you cost usâ
âJust laugh it off and come back to workâ
This is like a 101 course in how employers use guilt trips to coerce you into putting up with their bullshit. This is precisely why you should never trust those employers who insist that theyâre âlike a family.â They are not. Itâs just a ruse so that your boss can neg you into putting your job ahead of your actual life.