I had a former boss who started saying, “Perception is reality.” Meaning whatever anybody told him was wrong with my department was truly wrong.
After about 20 of these meetings, always starting with, “Perception is reality.” I interrupted with, “Well every time I hear you say perception is reality I perceive you to be an idiot... Well, I’ll be damned, that really IS true!”
And got up and left the meeting.
I never heard that phrase spew out of his mouth again.
You said former boss.
Were you fired?