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An Employee Who Needs Reassurance (But Won’t Say It) Ah, the workplace. That magical jungle of Slack pings, spreadsheets, awkward microwave eye contact… and unspoken emotional needs. This week’s organizational “elephant” isn’t stomping around breaking desks or eating all the birthday cake. Nope. It’s much sneakier. It’s the silent symphony  of someone who just wants to know: “Am I doing okay?”“Do they see me?”“Does this report make sense or is it just Excel cosplay?” Yup, som

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