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How to Manage a Boss Who Hires You as a Scapegoat
Episode 74 of The Difficult Boss Podcast tackles a particularly toxic manager type: the boss who brings you on not to succeed, but to absorb blame for their own failures. Lucas and Luna dissect the telltale signs — like being excluded from key meetings yet held responsible for outcomes — and walk through a real case of a marketing director who realized six months in that her boss had staffed the entire department with scapegoats. They discuss why this dynamic is more common in turnaround situations and family-run firms, and offer concrete strategies for protecting your reputation without…
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