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PAE

Imposter

Syndrome in

the Workplace

The pychological phenomenon, Imposter Syndrome, is a feeling that
you don’t deserve your job despite all of your accomplishments in
the workplace and hold back from taking risks for fear of failure.

Here are some signs of Imposter to yourself.
Syndrome…

• You’re putting in 110% effort with everything • You may fear being “found out” by your
co-workers or boss, or have the feeling that
– to the point of exhaustion. E.g you may you’re fooling people – you essentially feel
stay late and/or go in early everyday.
like a fraud.
• Beating yourself up for minor mistakes – you • You’re convinced your colleagues have it all
can’t “let the little things go” when it comes
together, but you do not.

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