Home/Work & Career/Imposter syndrome/ThoughtYou spend your whole life pretending you belong in a room because your father worked three jobs to put you there.imposter syndromefamily obligation guiltpersonality maskingShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooScholarship student, first generation everything. …identity confusionYou ever just… sit there, sort of, at a fancy dinner, maybe, like, some academic thing with the tiny forks, and everyone’s talking about, I don't know, their gap year in Sri Lanka or skiing in Davos? …workplace pretenseI was a graduate student, just starting out, first-generation you know, first in my family to even think about anything beyond high school and the factory floor. …comparison spiralsHe’d go to the luxury car dealerships. …online persona gapRelated ThemesAmbition shameBurnout denialCareer path regretQuiet quitting guiltSuccess sabotage