My Director fired my manager, eliminated his position then posted it as a new associate Director with a preselected candidate.

6 Comments

1. AnonymousMay 17,2025 at 4:27PM UTC

   Absolutely.

2. AnonymousMay 18,2025 at 1:28PM UTC

   Unfortunately it is especially if you are in an at-Will state. Now there could be risks for the org that could lead to possible legal action- depending on many factors- ie- what laws may be impacted, how different was the new job, why not let previous employee know the job was being downgraded and given opportunity, what current laws (still in play) could be applied, etc?

3. AnonymousMay 18,2025 at 4:55PM UTC

   Yep it is legal. They eliminated a role that no longer serves their purpose. They reposted and had an internal candidate. That’s how they remove dead weight (aka people they want out but firing them could result in a legal battle). If they fired your manager then they have decided they want someone else, thus the new role was created. Sometimes this is called a reorg. I’ve seen it happen. It’s legal but it also shows you, very loudly, the way your company operates.

4. AnonymousMay 19,2025 at 12:09PM UTC

   You meant “purpo$e.” Seems that they just wanted to downgrade the role. That sort of happened when a. p left my company and was replaced by a “Senior Executive Director.” Before that, we never even knew such a role existed

5. AnonymousMay 19,2025 at 7:59PM UTC

   Sounds like a well run efficient company

6. AnonymousMay 21,2025 at 9:00PM UTC

   yes