Recently undergone alot of “restructuring” in the my company-previous reporting manager and his manager “left”- and we have lost multiple members on team.

10 Comments

1. AnonymousAugust 24,2025 at 12:55PM UTC

   That is the worst...going to work every day with anxiety that you're being targeted. I've been there, and you DO have choices. Sometimes they aren't the ones we wish we had, but they are there.

   1) Are you happy enough with/ the company, your salary, benefits, and co-workers, to accept being pushed in a different direction? If you're happy there, stay under his radar and do what's being asked of you until he focuses on someone else. Also, see if there is someone on the team you can ask for guidance on projects you would normally go to him.

   2) Continue to do as asked and have your resume ready to begin looking elsewhere.

2. AyianAugust 25,2025 at 12:54PM UTC

   The purpose is to demean you and encourage you to quit voluntarily. Document everything, follow up conversations with emails and BCC your personal email for a paper trail

3. AnonymousAugust 25,2025 at 2:28PM UTC

   Expect your next review to not meet expectations of the role.

   document everything- bcc your personal email, always follow verbal instructions/ communication with a follow-up in writing. “Thanks for meeting today, here is a summary of our conversation yadda yadda yadda

   no matter what you do- you will end up on a PIP -

   they have 1 goal and it’s to get rid of you and depending how well they are connected- they will likely succeed.

   good luck

4. AnonymousAugust 26,2025 at 1:18PM UTC

   Cannot overstate the need to document everything and store copies somewhere off network

5. Michele SinclairAugust 25,2025 at 8:08PM UTC

   He may be positioning to lay off people and since you are a higher paid, (high performer), then he may be trying to get you to a more stable position with more budget. I don't have enough information to determine this is the case.

   On the other hand, he may be making room for his own team (that he will hire) by getting rid of existing team members. This is quite a common practice with newly hired managers.

6. AnonymousAugust 26,2025 at 12:36PM UTC

   It could be that your new manager is clearing a path to do a departmental overhaul and all new ideas. And since he can't get rid of you (because of your status as a high performer), at the very least, he's trying to make you conform.

7. AnonymousAugust 26,2025 at 12:42PM UTC

   The new manager makes it a 'new co' for you. Company's nearly always side with higher up, despite your tenure/performance. They are asserting their authority over you. Might be threatened by you - but more likely trying to drive you out so they can bring in someone else. It's tough, and this is the way it works. You might want to consider the open position if the benefits you have make it hard to leave or quietly begin a job search while undergoing the new training. The most difficult relationship to manage is with a new boss. Where did the old team go? Maybe they can bring you over? (see how it works?) Good luck!

8. AnonymousAugust 26,2025 at 1:03PM UTC

   I agree. New managers always want to see their own seated at the table.

9. AnonymousAugust 26,2025 at 1:41PM UTC

   You said your previous reporting manager and his manager have "left." Do I interpret the quotes as they did not leave on their own terms? I would look hard at what happened there. Is it possible that this division is closing, or that they are going to need less people or people with different skillsets as it goes forward? Is it possible that the new manager was trying to help you by encouraging to look at a different position, in that it is possible that your position might be on the chopping block down the road? Perhaps the new training, etc. is to continue to try to help you as they morph this business or change it? I don't know enough about your situation or company obviously, but perhaps you want to look at this from various angles. I see several have stated he is trying to push you out. That may be the case but perhaps it is not for bad reasons or maybe it is that he just wants his own hires. It is difficult to tell with the information available but I would encourage you to really look deeply at the situation and look at it from various angles. Sometimes managers know things they are not able to share. For example, I've had opens where perhaps a really good internal candidate is interested but as a manager I know that division isn't being kept - either shuttered or sold, etc., I might discourage the candidate as I want them in a role where they can offer more long term, not something I know is a dead end. I can't tell them that due to confidentiality agreements but I can steer them to other opportunities. Look at multiple angles, both where the manager is doing something good for you and where they are just being all about themselves. I'm not saying he is trying to do the right thing but it is possible that he actually has your interests at heart as well. Good luck!

10. AnonymousAugust 27,2025 at 3:36PM UTC

    You are an inheritance, he has new ways or thinking about how he wants people on his team to get things done. Instead of thinking you are being targeted approach it as a sponge and soak in all the learning you can get. When done take what you know and shop it to the market to see if it helps you get ahead either in or out of your current employer. Training can only help you in the long run and you need to site him down also and let him know what you need in a structured way. Meet regularly to show him progress and to reset and to set expectations on both sides. You can do this!