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How to Manage a Boss Who Dumps Their Anxiety on You
Episode 127 of The Difficult Boss Podcast tackles a specific and draining workplace dynamic: the boss who uses you as their emotional dumping ground. Lucas opens with a real-world case from a JPMorgan trading desk in 2024, where a managing director's daily anxiety rants tanked team morale and output by an estimated 18 percent. The hosts break down the psychology of 'emotional leakage' in the workplace, drawing on a 2023 Wharton study showing that 62 percent of employees with an anxious manager report elevated burnout markers. Luna pushes back on the common advice to 'just…
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