The Complain Brag Is Even Worse Than the Humblebrag

It’s annoying, but women in particular may have a hard time breaking the habit

Lauren Larson
Forge
Published in
5 min readOct 12, 2019

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A woman is standing at a party and smiles while struggling and everybody else claps for her.
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IfIf you work hard and you’re lucky, there will come a day in your career when blessings are heaped upon you. (If you’re my professional nemesis, that day will be every day — you literally will not go one day without being inexplicably rewarded…

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Lauren Larson
Forge
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