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cynatnite

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21. Just wanted to say this entire thread has been very helpful...
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 08:38 AM
Jun 2012

I too was hired by one supervisor, had a stellar work record and after she took another job offer, her subordinate took her position. Then it went downhill very quickly. The supervisor was out of the office, rarely took calls or emails, and I went to a subpar employee. I was taken out of the office I had been working at and moved to another one out of town. I was told it would take 2 weeks to prepare my space, but when I arrived they had nothing for me except a small cubicle that wasn't even a desk. The supervisor then told me I should not expect any movement career wise and that I had no future. It wasn't a firing...it was telling me that I was not welcome at the company. It was humiliating and a kick to the gut. She didn't give me a choice and she knew it.

I try not to be bitter. I liked the company overall, but she put me in an untenable position.

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Yeah, I'd drop any reference to stress issues and focus on the turmoil... Scuba Feb 2012 #1
+1 dem644555il Mar 2012 #16
Even though... rbnyc Feb 2012 #2
That is probably the best advice I have been given Nikia Feb 2012 #3
Awesome! rbnyc Feb 2012 #4
I would add a couple of points dmallind Feb 2012 #5
Very, very good! rbnyc Feb 2012 #6
I agree fully with the advice from rbnyc; it's excellent. Scuba Mar 2012 #17
Best Response I Have Heard!!! Shemmi21202 Jun 2016 #23
Cool rbnyc Jun 2016 #25
+1. Very good advice. n/t FSogol Jun 2016 #24
Great response EllaJones Aug 2016 #27
So glad... rbnyc Aug 2016 #28
I guess this is why I have been unemployed for over four years! blue ivy schlotsky Feb 2012 #7
It as if they don't understand that some supervisors and/or companies have serious problems Nikia Feb 2012 #9
Update: I got a job Nikia Feb 2012 #8
Excellent and well done. How DID you handle those questions if I may ask? nt dmallind Feb 2012 #10
Okay, help me with this problem. fladem2006 Mar 2012 #11
Aim higher. Chan790 Apr 2012 #20
I mentioned culturual changes within the organization Nikia Mar 2012 #13
Nicely done. Congrats. nt dmallind Mar 2012 #15
Awesome!! rbnyc Mar 2012 #12
I am glad to have this job Nikia Mar 2012 #14
Congratulations!! Scuba Mar 2012 #18
I always say that "the organization decided to move in a new direction and... Chan790 Apr 2012 #19
Just wanted to say this entire thread has been very helpful... cynatnite Jun 2012 #21
same situation gregmoreland Aug 2012 #22
Happened to me I just gave factual account of my side MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #26
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