“Authenticity At Work” Has Always Been Such A BS Concept

And it’s gotten even worse.

Ted Bauer
3 min read1 day ago

Want to know a synonym for “bring your whole self to work?”

Get fired when revenue erodes.

Want to know a similar term for “be authentic at work?”

Sign up for the layoff list.

It’s always been this way. Right before I got laid off from a gig in May 2019, I went to the Indeed Interactive conference and wrote about this dichotomy:

Here is Stowe Boyd writing a newsletter:

In it, he references this study:

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Ted Bauer

Mostly write about work, leadership, friendship, masculinity, male infertility, and some other stuff along the way. It's a pleasure to be here.