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> A manager is there precisely to optimize for business objects. They are not your paid friend, therapist or life coach.

A office therapist could actually be precisely what is needed to effectively optimize and alight people for business objectives!

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Like anyone would trust an office therapist. The office therapist works for your bosses, not you; talking to them, you're exposing yourself to risk while being in a disadvantaged position (the usual employee vs. employer power imbalance). Even if they're 100% committed to doctor-patient confidentiality, all it takes is for a HR person to surprise them with a pointed question, and read the answer from the therapist's reaction.

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