# Telling the Boss Bad News

*Tom Geraghty · Voice & Silence, Power*

A first-person narrative about farm work and a mistake that had to be told twice — once to the wrong person. Uses the story to explore the structural and interpersonal challenge of delivering unwelcome information upward across a steep power gradient.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/telling-the-boss-bad-news-twice/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/telling-the-boss-bad-news-twice/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=telling-boss-bad-news

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- [Calculus of Voice](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-calculus-of-voice.md)
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- [Reducing Power Gradients](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/reducing-power-gradients.md)
- [STREAM](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/st-r-e-a-m-status-rules-everything-around-me.md)
- [Speaking Up (Newsletter)](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-62-speaking-up.md)