Pluralistic ignorance is when you think everyone around you is engaging in some behaviour, or has a set of beliefs, when it isn’t actually true. (My favourite example of this in social science is from a paper called Pluralistic Ignorance and Hooking Up. It’s about how, on college campuses, there’s a belief that everyone is having one-night stands and loving them – but actually no one really does.) Believing that other people love their job more than you can breed jealousy, resentment and, in some cases, depression. These negative experiences lead to poorer performance and, sometimes, selfish behaviours such as hiding knowledge from co-workers. The quest for love can bring out the worst in us.
— Read on www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/14/the-big-idea-why-its-ok-not-to-love-your-job
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