The Confessions

"I told a job candidate that the company culture was excellent and the team was supportive. Neither was true. I needed to fill the role urgently. They lasted four months. I knew within weeks they were miserable. I said nothing and let them work it out themselves."

"I have been at my company for nine years and genuinely do not know what I contribute. I turn up, I participate, I produce work. But I could not honestly tell you what the organisation would lose if I left tomorrow. That thought keeps me awake."

"I once made a significant error that cost my company a major contract. I managed to shift the narrative so that the blame landed on my team rather than on me. They never found out. I received a formal apology from my manager on their behalf. I said thank you."

"I lied on my CV about a qualification I do not have. That was twelve years ago. I have since become genuinely excellent at the job. But the lie is still there at the foundation of my entire career and sometimes it feels like the whole thing could collapse."

"I have been sending my CV out for eight months and have not told my partner. They think my career is settled and I am content. I am neither. I do not know how to explain the restlessness without worrying them."