Bad boss + Bad boss’s boss
“I thought I was stepping into a promotion. My company, a large consulting firm recently had a re-org. At first I was happy with my new role in marketing. I had worked with my new manager on a previous project and I thought we had gotten along well and was looking forward to the new role.
It’s been three months and I’ve never felt so dejected. Instead of working together, it’s clear that nothing I do is good enough. No matter what she can find some way to put me down or criticize my work.
I hate to say it but sometimes I think she is jealous of me. I don’t know to do about that. I am constantly second guessing myself, if I do my best work I piss her off and if I don’t then I risk exposing myself to criticism.
What’s insane is that her boss has 100% backing her up on everything! She has even sat me down to talk to me one on one about how I am being difficult and not delivering! I've been proactive and asked for specifics and have been IGNORED every single time. Literally, I’ve been told to work on my “attitude.” I get that I am in my twenties and I look younger than I am - but honestly they are treating my like I’m a teenager.
Anyway, I’ve bee interviewing and it’s going well so I should be out of there soon. The whole things just makes me really sad. It’s such a waste and it sucks that bad managers get to stay and run off good people.”
