At Ellevest, we often talk about how our friends can be our financial superpower. We also know about the Queen Bee: She’s that woman who kicks the ladder out from under other women once they make it to the top. Boo, hiss.

But there’s something else we should be talking about, too.

And that’s what we may hear about each other and, thus, what we may believe about each other, as we move along our career paths. Because it’s harder to let go of our assumptions than we think.

You may already know about the research that finds, as women become more successful, they’re also viewed as less likable. So, when we’re told that a woman is a bitch, particularly a woman who is successful, it fits our mental model. (See: Miranda Priestly. Claire Underwood. Miranda Hobbs.)

Combine this with the fact that, if this is what we first hear about someone — and we know that it takes gobs and gobs of time spent with someone to overcome a first impression — these things tend to stick. And to stink.

I’ve lived both sides of this.