Summary Decades of research demonstrate a fundamental human tendency to care about how one is seen by others, and for good reason; the perceptions and appraisals of others affect a wealth of important outcomes in our lives. In the workplace, for example, these outcomes include dismissals, bonuses, and promotions. In this review, we integrate a diverse body of research surrounding human “beliefs about how we are seen by others” and define these beliefs as meta‐perceptions. We derive an overarching framework to highlight what we do and do not know about meta‐perceptions in the workplace by disentangling their content, structural composition, and effects. Our review highlights that meta‐perceptions can have important implications for employees' affect, cognition, and behavior, yet there is a lack of research exploring meta‐perceptions in work settings and an inconsistency in how they are conceptualized and explored. Finally, we suggest several pathways for future research into the role of meta‐perception in the workplace.
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