Rejection Sensitivity and Workplace Culture: Creating Supportive Environments

Speaker: Allie Warren

Description

For many neurodivergent employees, even small moments of criticism, exclusion, or misunderstanding can feel deeply personal—and overwhelming.

Rejection Sensitivity and Workplace Culture: Creating Supportive Environments focuses on Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), a common yet often overlooked experience that affects confidence, communication, and career progression. When workplaces aren’t built with this in mind, talented individuals can shut down, burn out, or hold back.

In this session, we explore:

• How RSD shows up at work and impacts day-to-day interactions

• Why psychological safety is essential for reducing rejection anxiety

• Practical ways to build feedback processes and team cultures that support trust, not fear

  
  

Led by a neurodivergent speaker with lived experience, this talk gives organisations the tools to foster emotionally safe, compassionate environments where all employees—especially those with RSD—can thrive.