My ex-boss stole my ideas. How do I cope with my rage?

Annalisa Barbieri

A few years ago I took a job at a small creative company. I led a number of high-profile projects. But as I started to gain recognition for my work, the company’s head became increasingly jealous, undermining me in team meetings, shouting at me in public places, telling me I was useless, taking credit for projects I’d led and removing my name from a document that I wrote. After months of bullying, I resigned. I had no choice. At the same time two other colleagues also resigned because they were appalled at his behaviour. He is now working alone. However, he has lifted my practice wholesale and is now getting work off the back of a process I spent years developing. The other day I saw that he is posting a “how…

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Guardian Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 23 August 2024

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