According to a recent survey, the majority of workers genuinely believe that their employers are scam artists.
Over three in five (58%) professionals, according to Indeed study, experience impostor syndrome at work, which implies they regularly believe they are inferior to others or that they faked their way into positions in spite of significant accomplishments.
More than one in ten (13%) employees and one in five (20%) senior managers say they “always” or “very often” feel false, according to a survey of 2,500 workers in the UK.
“This is incredibly common in all settings, but has unique ramifications in corporate and academic environments, where certain roles wield a lot of influence and have a lot of responsibility,” says Fabienne Palmer, a clinical psychologist who offers advice to organizations in the creative industry.
Not everyone wants to be noticed.
Being singled out might be devastating for certain employees who already experience continual anxiety.
Many people with social anxiety despise praise, according to Ellen Hendriksen, a clinical psychologist at Boston University’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD).
Being the focus of attention bothers them… Hendriksen concludes that it is unacceptable to violate another person’s boundaries in such a manner.
Despite this, she contends that people who experience social anxiety typically become “great” employees because social anxiety is accompanied by a number of “superpowers” such as high conscientiousness, being accountable and diligent, and taking the job seriously.
There is no need for leadership.
While impostor syndrome and other concerns are still an issue in many workplaces, a recent study contends that one factor contributing to the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions is that some of them do not want to be in that position.
The study was conducted by organizational behaviorist Ekaterina Netchaeva, gender researcher Leah Sheppard, and colleague Tatiana Balushkina.
Sheppard tells Bloomberg that the gender leadership gap in business has lasted for a very long time, despite corporate diversification measures.
