It's kind of a Hollywood-esque full circle story. I can't even believe it.
Long story short -- I was gaslighted and micro-managed to death by my ex-boss, creating toxicity and no-win situations on a daily basis. This person reveled in pushing paper around and insisted on prolonged review cycles that resulted in hours of work on tasks that should have taken 30 minutes at most, which weren't even sensitive in nature. Plus 2-3h worth of touchpoints every week, on TOP of regular meetings.
My contract was ended early with no notice, and I've since learned the ex-boss took all functions over to do it themselves and is stretched super thin now. No hire to fill my role.
An exec in one of my (internal) client divisions was upset at the news, and set out to recruit me for a position they'd been wanting to create for awhile, embedded within their own dept. My old team's support wasn't cutting it anymore (and I totally get why; we had bizarre, ambiguous rules about the type of support we'd render, rules I tried to fight against in my clients' interest, which I'm sure is part of the reason I bristled with my ex-boss. It didn't help that the rules CHANGED every day, without exaggeration.)
The mandate in the new role is huge, exciting and challenging, and will put me in an autonomous leadership position that effectively sits on the same level as the ex-boss.
Better still, it's a permanent role this time, with better pay and benefits, and a far better, more senior leader who doesn't have the intent or time to micromanage or sweat the small shit (based on my research and relationships with the team I'll be joining). It's almost too good to be true.
I'm sharing because:
1. Era's been my online fam for a bit and I'm so filled with joy and want to share.
2. It's a hilarious, karmic 180, and I'd love to hear your similar stories if you have 'em.
3. I'd love your advice about what it's like to return to a former employer, and/or work with a former terrible boss again, if you have experience with this. I'm invested with new authority and won't be reporting to the ex-boss at all anymore (thank goodness) but I'll definitely have to work with them on occasion.
Thanks for listening and sharing!
Long story short -- I was gaslighted and micro-managed to death by my ex-boss, creating toxicity and no-win situations on a daily basis. This person reveled in pushing paper around and insisted on prolonged review cycles that resulted in hours of work on tasks that should have taken 30 minutes at most, which weren't even sensitive in nature. Plus 2-3h worth of touchpoints every week, on TOP of regular meetings.
My contract was ended early with no notice, and I've since learned the ex-boss took all functions over to do it themselves and is stretched super thin now. No hire to fill my role.
An exec in one of my (internal) client divisions was upset at the news, and set out to recruit me for a position they'd been wanting to create for awhile, embedded within their own dept. My old team's support wasn't cutting it anymore (and I totally get why; we had bizarre, ambiguous rules about the type of support we'd render, rules I tried to fight against in my clients' interest, which I'm sure is part of the reason I bristled with my ex-boss. It didn't help that the rules CHANGED every day, without exaggeration.)
The mandate in the new role is huge, exciting and challenging, and will put me in an autonomous leadership position that effectively sits on the same level as the ex-boss.
Better still, it's a permanent role this time, with better pay and benefits, and a far better, more senior leader who doesn't have the intent or time to micromanage or sweat the small shit (based on my research and relationships with the team I'll be joining). It's almost too good to be true.
I'm sharing because:
1. Era's been my online fam for a bit and I'm so filled with joy and want to share.
2. It's a hilarious, karmic 180, and I'd love to hear your similar stories if you have 'em.
3. I'd love your advice about what it's like to return to a former employer, and/or work with a former terrible boss again, if you have experience with this. I'm invested with new authority and won't be reporting to the ex-boss at all anymore (thank goodness) but I'll definitely have to work with them on occasion.
Thanks for listening and sharing!
