Friend or foe?

Anonymous

June 6,2022 at 1:04PM UTC

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The company hired career coaches and a leadership training for several team members. They didn’t provide any reasons why, nor does it tie in with my career goals. The coach meets me weekly and asked probing questions. Is this a spy? My

spider senses are tingling.

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AnonymousJune 6,2022 at 1:42PM UTC
Are the questions work related or personal? Has anyone else commented about the training?
If the questions are personal (ex... home life, hobbies, political views...), state you are not comfortable answering them.
If they are work related, refuse to go into detail on anything that could be detrimental to your company. Make sure your employers know what kind of questions are being asked. Their response might give you the answers you are looking for.
AnonymousJune 6,2022 at 6:47PM UTC
How is your company doing??? Could be a sign for lay offs and prepping employees for the next step?
JJJune 8,2022 at 4:39AM UTC
You should be able to set the boundaries of a work conversation and when they ask a weird question just redirect to your job related goals.
AnonymousJune 8,2022 at 9:05PM UTC
Do you work for a public or private company?
This happened at my last job and it wound up being part of another company's due diligence for acquiring us.
AnonymousJune 9,2022 at 12:59PM UTC
OP here. How do know the info was not only collected and repeated, but used to make a decision? This is very good insight!
AnonymousJune 9,2022 at 1:00PM UTC
It is a private company and there have been whispers of going public.
AnonymousJune 9,2022 at 7:44PM UTC
I learned after the fact. We wound up getting acquired! I don't know to what extent they shared specifics with the acquiring company versus giving them just general feedback, but it was definitely part of the process.