The Emotional Labor of Getting My Employees Back Into The Office

A "guest post" from a tech CEO who goes to therapy

What follows is a guest post from an anonymous CEO of a tech company.

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Photo by Tim van der Kuip on Unsplash

I’m many things—most people might just see me as a “tech CEO.” But the reality is that I have been working on myself in therapy, and it’s been a long two months of doing the work and really understand who I am as a person—someone who undervalues themselves, doesn’t speak up for themselves, and always puts other people first. It’s no surprise that I attract sociopaths and narcissists: almost every single person I’ve ever met, minus myself, has been a narcissist and master manipulator. I think it’s finally time for me to enforce a boundary that’s being repeatedly violated by my employees, who have gaslit me every step of the way. I am tired of the invisible emotional labor that always falls on me when it comes to forcing them back into the office.