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Workplace Gaslighting, Bad Management or Something Else?
7 Oct 2026 · 15 min
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Episode summary: How to tell if you're a victim of gaslighting at work Have you ever had something happen at work where the gap between what you remember and what your boss says happened is so big that you start questioning yourself? Gaslighting at work can be difficult to recognise, particularly when the same behaviours can also come from bad managers, dysfunctional systems or a corporate culture that’s toxic. This episode of Track Changes On looks at the research actually says about workplace gaslighting, how to recognise a pattern and why intent may matter less than the impact the…
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Caroline Warnes · Business · English
Musings on the future of work, corporate accountability and burnout from an office escapee who thinks we can and should expect better www.trackchangeson.com
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