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My abusive boss was my CEO, who I reported to directly. I attempted to deal with the abuse directly, after appeasing for a while. I just couldn't feel good bei
by potta_coffee 9y ago
My abusive boss was my CEO, who I reported to directly.
I attempted to deal with the abuse directly, after appeasing for a while. I just couldn't feel good being treated the way I was - CEO was passive-aggressive to the extreme and treats every other than herself like they're idiots.
Anyway, two days after politely and diplomatically attempting to stand up for myself, I was fired.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoIn the future, if you’re in the states, make sure you file a complaint with your state’s labor board when this happens. It costs you nothing, and the abusive behavior becomes public record.
- harryf 9y agoSadly many people behave like that in positions of power, frequently because they are ill equipped to handle the pressure and responsibility. The root cause here is we need to better educate those leading others. How do you feel about it in retrospect? Do you regret the outcome? If so why?
- potta_coffee 9y agoI'm actually happy to be out of the situation. It wasn't good for me, and I'm glad to have the opportunity to hopefully move on to something better. On the other hand, I'm pretty angry about how it went down. I moved my family 900 miles, and sold my house, to take this job, and was sacked over something extremely trivial, in a casual manner. The whole thing is a massive inconvenience to me and I can't fathom what goes through someone's head when they treat others this way.