Cover of The Difficult Boss by Elia Sal
Work & Burnout

The Difficult Boss

Why a Bad Manager Harms You So Deeply, How to Protect Yourself and Manage Up, and the Navigation Method for Knowing When to Stay and When to Go

There is a specific feeling that arrives on Sunday evenings for a great many people, and if you know it, you know it needs no explaining.
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Why this book exists

A focused place to understand what is happening

The Difficult Boss is a compassionate, research-informed self-development book for readers navigating work & burnout self-help. It helps you understand the pattern beneath the struggle, meet it with less shame, and use clear reflection and practical exercises to move towards knowing when to stay and when to go.

The writing is designed to reduce shame, bring the underlying pattern into view and give you practical ways to respond without pretending that every life follows the same formula.

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