> Receiving compliments has always made me squirm, even suspicious. To add to that, it feels weird to GIVE compliments for the same reason: fear that somebody

> Receiving compliments has always made me squirm, even suspicious. To add to that, it feels weird to GIVE compliments for the same reason: fear that somebody will be suspicious that you're flattering or "sucking up." If they think you're flattering them, they might feel like you don't respect them, which is the opposite of the intention. This is 10x as true if the other person is your boss. There must be some art to how you deliver it that helps with that