I have been searching for a long time for a new job. I am employed, but very concerned about being let go.

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1. AnonymousNovember 14,2025 at 4:25PM UTC

   I was in a bit of a similar situation. I left the old job and the new one didn't work out. I would trust that the reviews could be accurate. Would you be able to bring it up with them in an interview? Even with a micro-manager, it could be worse. Have you been able to talk with your new coworker and see if you could help them out? Or ask your manager for more work to do? And in the meantime looking at learning new skills or new training opportunities couldn't hurt either.

2. AnonymousNovember 16,2025 at 3:31PM UTC

   I have been asking for more work and it almost seems subtly intentional, that even emails that I send out, when a person resonds by replying all (she is cc'd), manager immediately responds to the person saying "thank you!", even though it was my request. From day 1 she has been a micromanager, but I have asked for more work many times, before she hired the new guy. When we did the the last "goals" review, she got annoyed when I asked to be cross trained and told me she is not going to cross train me. I have thought for a long time that she just didn't want anyone to know my skills, but it is so prolonged that I can easily see that I could be let go. Either that or she is just a jerk, but I am more concerned about job stability than whether she is a jerk.

3. AnonymousNovember 17,2025 at 3:38AM UTC

   Sounds like a jerk to me and I am sorry this is the case. You are definitely going above and beyond. Would you be comfortable with approaching your coworker directly and cross train with them? If not, that is understandable for sure. For the time left with your current employer, do you have a chance to create or have you created a role manual? That could be a good project to show that you have initiative. And also stall off any phone calls that will happen when you are able to walk through the office door one last time.

4. AnonymousNovember 17,2025 at 1:07PM UTC

   She is very controlling about interactions with my co-worker, and it would make her angry if he showed me his work since she specifically said she was not training me on this specific thing. We work remotely and she does not want us talking to each other. I believe that she is treating me the way she treated the co-worker she fired. It is very odd the way she does things that are insulting, but in a way that she can't be accused of it, and I think it somehow gives her a strange boost. Then later she acts sweet, as though she knows what she just did. I really need to get out of there.

5. AnonymousNovember 15,2025 at 1:35PM UTC

   Trust your gut. If you feel you will be let go...take the other job and keep looking. Where you are sounds toxic, so I wouldn't be concerned about another "toxic: place (plus maybe you can get more $$?).

6. Zeecil KimmelNovember 16,2025 at 4:00AM UTC

   I agree - I was in a similar situation where my meaningful work was given away, and I saw the signs. I started looking for a job, but I was not successful in finding one before I got laid off. I would take anything, and if it is not perfect, it is easier to find a job when you have one.

7. AnonymousNovember 18,2025 at 10:32AM UTC

   Meanwhile, you might post your resume on the usual job boards plus one or more in your specialty. Recruiters apparently look there fairly often, as I received a number of contacts through that means. After about two months of having posted the resumes, I obtained three interviews in the next month, and by the end of month three was working contract with a job matching my background fairly closely and paying well.

   This could be a third alternative for you, and many times when the client company discovers how "wonderful" you are, they will want to make the relationship more permanent.

   Hope one of these situations works out well for you. I have learned in my extensive employment history that it is always wise to "trust your gut" on these matters. We are rooting for you!

8. AnonymousNovember 18,2025 at 1:02PM UTC

   This is good to know. I wasn't sure if that was effective, but it is good to hear of positive experiences. I was hesitant to put "open to work" on LinkedIn, because I had heard this could put a target on my back with my current employer, even if it is only visible to recruiters. However, I don't think the company itself wants to lay off as much as my manager just doesn't want me there (but I could be wrong). I think she wants someone who doesn't know anything, to be honest, because it makes her look better.