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I Created a Day to Support People Who Are Thrown Under the Bus
‘National Above The Bus Day’ is one small step in my professional journey of catharsis
“You know who is blaming you for the financial issues, again.”
I no longer worked at the company, and an old colleague was giving me the rundown of a recent staff meeting where I was apparently being painted as a criminal mastermind. It was nice to know I’d left such an indelible mark on the place — so much so that I was still getting thrown under the proverbial bus for issues over which I had no control.
Many of you have probably been in this position — hopefully never as the “thrower.” Nobody wants to work with or for people like this, yet the experience is anything but uncommon. In a recent poll, 76% of workers said their managers were toxic.
The checklist of toxic acts at work is long, and bus-throwing is one such sinister behavior that tops the list.
You can’t always control these experiences. Instead, your power lies in your response and how you persist in the face of such misfortunes. And I’ve got some lessons to share that were learned the hard way.
