I'm starting to think my manager might be trying to push me out without actually firing me. I've had a good record here, but lately I'm being excluded from discussions I need to be part of and getting criticism I never used to hear. On top of that, I'm being handed last minute work with deadlines that seem impossible. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but the change in treatment is hard to ignore.
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Is that you, Susie Wiles?
(just kidding. not being political, but it sure sounds like our playbook)
I am so sorry this is happening to you, and fwiw, I doubt you are overreacting or reading too much into it.
You've probably heard of "Quiet Quitting", well, this is "Quiet Firing", which unfortunately has become the BofA Way. (Not the BofA I originally joined!!)
How long have you had this manager? Is it just his/her/they's behavior that's changed towards you, or have others as well?
After our last big merger, I put up with this cr@p too long and it definitely weighed me down. I enjoyed my job, but not addt'l work piled on, while others seem to skate by doing nothing. I just kept saving as much as I could and retired the minute I had "enough". Then, they acted all surprised (Really??? come on...)
It's late in the year, so hang in there until late Feb to at least get the bonus you've already earned. (and even if it's small or smaller, it will at least buy a nice darn lunch, which is the least the bank can do. That's what I did and raised my glass with a silent F-You to my useless incompetent manager and his boss, the autocratic she-wolf group head.)
As others have stated, am SO MUCH HAPPIER to be outta there!
Retire as I did...that post retirement announcement was a strange transition..but never been happier. 😉
@OP Wait until you give your retirement notice. Another week, I am gone... Since giving notice several weeks ago, the manager change their tune like a cat with a canary in the mouth. The only people that are upset are my peers who will be taking up the slack.
Those are classic signs, but hard to say as other things could also being going on. Likely it is best to trust you intuition though. Even if your manager is not trying to manage you out, there is clearly a break in how they are performing their function. Either way, it is a warning sign.
You are not alone bank is trying it’s best to reach attention goals good luck