When Your Manager Suddenly Turns Against You: How to Deal with a Negative Manager
Feeling like you're being shut out of your company?
If you've ever had a boss who suddenly turns against you, excluding and ignoring you until you feel like you're shut out of the company, then you know how difficult it can be to deal with.
It's natural to feel frustrated, confused, and even angry. It can also have a profound impact on you.
If you've ever had a boss who suddenly turns against you, excluding and ignoring you until you feel like you're shut out of the company, then you know how difficult it can be to deal with. It's natural to feel frustrated, confused, and even angry. It can also have a profound impact on you in the form of:
- Stress.
- Anxiety.
- Panic Attacks.
- Depression.
- Feeling of Hopelessness.
- Feeling of Isolation.
- Runaway Thoughts.
- Anger.
- Rage.
- Sadness.
- Fear.
- Lack of Energy.
- Lethargic.
- Body Aches.
- Chest Pains.
- Indigestion.
- Gas.
- Insomnia.
- Audible Hallucinations.
- Visual Hallucinations.
- Headaches.
- Eye Aches.
- Itchiness.
- Breathlessness.
- Lack of Appetite.
- Trust Issues
But don't worry, we're here to help. In this blog post, we'll talk about what to do when your boss suddenly turns against you and how to handle the situation in a way that is positive for both you and your career.
First, it's important to try and understand why your boss is behaving this way.
There could be a number of reasons, but it's likely that they feel threatened in some way by your success or they are being fed negative information about you and because they lack people management skills, they are reacting to that information versus coming to you and asking you.
Whatever the reason, it's important to remember that their behavior is being driven by something. You need to try an uncover the root cause of that behaviour if you can.
Here are a sequence of steps you can take:
- Document all facts with chronology.
- Talk to your colleagues to get their perspectives. Are they seeing what you are seeing. Document the discussion.
- Talk to someone outside the organization and get their opinion. Use facts. Document the discussion.
- If everyone is verifies what you are feeling, then book a one on one with your manager. Document the discussion and send meeting minutes.
- If you resolve the issues. Great. If the issues still persist, then engage HR and have a confidential conversation with them. Get their perspectives. Inform them you spoke to your colleagues and also spoke to your manager. Document the discussion and send meeting minutes.
- They will likely book a call with you and your manager to address the situation. Document the discussion and send meeting minutes.
- If the issue is still not resolved or as expected, HR sides with your manager. Then you can escalate to the HR complaint department. Or Senior HR manager. Document the discussion and send meeting minutes.
- If Senior HR fails to address your concerns and sides with HR and your manager, then you need to reach an outside counsel. Document the discussion and send meeting minutes.
- Negotiate with Senior HR, HR and your manager to change departments if that is an option. Document the discussion and send meeting minutes.
- You then have two options. 1 - Leave your work under constructive dismissal and file a lawsuit or 2 - Have your counsel contact your organization's counsel and inform them that you are being represented and what potential is for a legal fight.
The most important thing you can do in this situation is protect yourself. If your manager is really out to get you and has HR and the organization on his side, you will find your life in turmoil.
On the side you need to continue to focus on your own career goals and continue to work hard towards them. Don't let your boss's negative behavior derail you from what you want to achieve.
Additionally, try to build a network of supportive colleagues who can help you weather this tough time. Finally, if the situation becomes too unbearable, it may be necessary to look for a new job. But even if you do have to leave, don't forget all that you've learned and accomplished during your time at the company.
We know how difficult it can be to deal with a negative boss, but we hope this blog post has helped you understand what you can do to manage the situation. Thank you for reading!
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