Although great strides have been made to better understand the workplace experiences of bisexual individuals, there is much to still be learned. In the present study we build theory around the role of inauthenticity for bisexual employees and the downstream implications for job attitudes. Further, we investigate the impact of the presence of other identifiable bisexual people in the workplace on shaping these attitudes. Utilizing a sample of 304 bisexual employees, results support that those with greater self-alienation, a negative aspect of authenticity, held greater intentions to leave the organization through reduced affective commitment. However, when the participant reported a visible bisexual coworker, this negative impact was reduced; the visibility of the coworker acting as a buffer of the negative consequences of inauthenticity. Counter to expectations, this buffer was not significant for those who had a visible bisexual leader. These findings, along with theoretical and practical implications, and future research directions are discussed.

尽管在更好地了解双性恋者的工作场所经历方面已经取得了很大进步，但仍有很多东西需要学习。在本研究中，我们围绕双性恋员工的不真实性的作用及其对工作态度的下游影响建立了理论。此外，我们还调查了工作场所中其他可识别的双性恋者的存在对形成这些态度的影响。通过对 304 名双性恋员工进行抽样调查，结果表明，那些自我疏离程度较高（真实性的消极方面）的人，通过减少情感承诺而更愿意离开组织。然而，当参与者报告有明显的双性恋同事时，这种负面影响就会减少；同事的可见性充当了不真实负面后果的缓冲。与预期相反，对于那些拥有明显双性恋领袖的人来说，这种缓冲并不重要。讨论了这些发现以及理论和实践意义以及未来的研究方向。