I joined the company with great excitement and enthusiasm! The person who mainly hired me was truly a gentleman and a great leader from what I could see in my interview. Sadly he was also transitioning to a different senior level role right around the same time. The result was me reporting to a different lady who for some reason seemed to not like me from the absolute get go. Micro managed me to death and didn’t help me at all to feel like a part of the team. I was made to feel terrible about myself and my skills. In just 2 months I felt like an idiot who didn’t know anything. No matter how hard I tried I just simply couldn’t do anything that she deemed good enough. Worst part was that it was coming at a very bad time
In my personal life where I was dealing with some extremely traumatic life events. The sad part is that during one of my 1:1 I candidly opened up to my manager with what I was going through. Unfortunately instead of being supportive or at least understanding, I was let go within a few weeks of having that conversation! I wouldn’t say I didn’t see it coming as it was clear from day one that she simply did not even want to give me the opportunity to prove myself. Way to take mental health issues seriously! I never thought that a reputable North American corporation can do such a thing.
