Gaslighting at Work: 5 Phrases Gaslighters Love to Use

Gaslighting is when someone uses psychological manipulation in order to bring someone else's sanity into question. It's bad—and it should not happen at work. Here's how to identify a gaslighter.

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[idahamidah]

If only I found your video earlier. I was doubting my self, even my sanity! It's crazy how some people can make us feel that way.

[vincentkingsdale]

I have learned that I hate the grand majority of people.

[michaellesa]

Thank you so much for the advice. I am under attack by someone who feels threatened by me for some reason. I like to work hard but smart an get things done. I just don’t want to lose my temper an give him the satisfaction, I need to be smart about this situation. Thanks again Mike🤙🙏😎

[lyndeemarie]

Do gaslighters also shut you out or stop communicating? Or is that something different?

[misswittank]

I work in a post truth organisation. Even when presented with a written record people will say it doesn't exist. The worst department is HR.

[HananBleik-kyri]

I have a colleague that always publicly redicules my tactful behaviour or lowers the impact of every achievement I make, she asks me infront of everyone whether certain errors exist in my work and it is not true, not only that my team has won in a competition, she tried to make it look like I have not trained them and that the training is done by our common boss, at this point I confronted her but the boss is also biased she made it look like I am being confrontational at work.

[manuelroman]

The problem is that HR is the one using Gas ligthing...😢

[CeeCeeSpeaksLoudlySometimes]

My property manager has been gaslighting me but when I print it out all the emails and I'm going to go make copies at Kinkos and send them to the real estate commission and also the board of examiners for licenses for my state will they and the company that they work for and a company that they contracted that ripped my electrical line behind my condo they are all going to find out that professional gaslighting actually has karmic consequences and they will be held accountable through the proper channels

[itspronouncednikolaj]

Even if you tell them back with notes they will still deny.

[cwwmillwork]

This is a great video and wonderful advice.

[catrid]

This is a really great and practical video regarding gaslighting. I appreciate it so much and will be watching it more than once!

[legendarytonyclutch]

The older I get I realize how much I can't stand people