Childhood was traumatized by self-proclaimed authoritarian figures ( read relatives, neighbors, teachers). Developed a strong sense of rebellion towards them. Reacted mostly by avoiding contact and confrontation and being in my own world. Now, that is affecting relationship with bosses. No matter ho...Read more
Had an in-person 1-1 with my boss today. Was dreading this bc I hadn’t completed a task that was supposed to be done by the 1-1. —————————————————————- I burst out in tears, and then boss comes over and gives me masculine pats on my shoulder. I don’t know why but I felt compelled to give him a hug,...Read more
More than half my team got laid off. My boss called to chew me out for underperforming less than a week later. I actually pushed a lot of code and had positive feedback from peers. When I told my coworkers what happened, they told me the same thing happened to them too. Depressed af now. TC: 190k
Sounds dumb to even clarify but let me tell you a story... My friend had a very good relationship with his boss, she wanted to promote him but with HC/Budget cuts it was really hard and she said she could understand if he leaves because of it as it makes sense. My friend go ahead and apply and fin...Read more
Manager set up some “urgent” huddle yesterday. For a second I thought that I was going to be laid off, but turns out that he wanted me to switch from Virtual to in-office. My commute wouldn’t be too long (compared to so many other people) - around 2 hours max per day. However the rest of my team is ...Read more
I had a one-night stand with my married boss... I did not know he was married until today. I feel terrible about being a homewrecker, but I don't know how to bring it up with him. He hasn't said anything about it yet.
My boss has 7 direct reports. We came to know that he + his family has gone on vacation with 2 of his direct reports and their families. Is this common or is this grounds for nepotism? I am new to this team and hadn’t seen this before. TC: 370K
Netflix has let go of 3 marketing executives after the thr trios conversation talking negatively about their bosses were captured and seen by senior management. According to the article none of the comments were abusive or disparaging, there was no need for termination This also raises interesting...Read more
I just watched the Netflix original “Boss Baby” series and it made me wonder whether when DreamWorks was designing the character they didn’t see my baby on the street somewhere because that character is a complete doppelgänger down to the hairdo of my child. So darn weird. Have you ever experienced ...Read more
https://fortune.com/2023/08/14/bosses-regretting-return-to-office-mandates/ #amazon #amazonaws #google #apple #microsoft #tesla #rto #rtt #mandate
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/google-search-boss-raghavan-warns-employees-of-new-operating-reality.html
My manager is normally very calm and composed but he was upset about me taking a vacation. This is my first PM job but he always give me advise on how to grow as a PM. Recently he told me PMs are responsible for revenue and especially in big tech companies if revenues are not met, PMs are first to p...Read more
My new boss is a first time boss and also new to the company. She's charging around trying to stamp her mark on things without understanding any context, customer insight, or product knowledge. What do I do???#pm #product #productmanager
For the first time in my career, I have a great boss. He’s pretty hands off but knows when to step in (when needed), is supportive, and is helping me develop my career. He’s appreciative of my work and gives me the acknowledgement I need. All around, I’m incredibly happy. I also love my job (for ...Read more
Hello all , I usually get all my work done in time. No one ever complains about me at work. But lately I have not been motivated at work and been feeling very low. It has been reflecting on my work. So boss was upset with me. Said I need to improve performance. They said that in morning. Entire d...Read more
A Google executive claims he was fired by the tech giant after rejecting sexual advances from a high-ranking female boss. https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/internet/google-executive-fired-after-female-boss-groped-him/news-story/1901a730cb7075916e90a9f072732757
Just want to say it out. Everyone on the meeting saw it. Shit. 😂 Apparently colleague says he saw "job hunt pitch" file on my boss screen share and he rushed to hide it. Just like me. #tech #interviews
My boss is obsessed with heirarchies and constantly refers to me as a junior even though I’m a VP with 10 years of experience as a software engineer and am constantly teaching him things. He will give unwarranted advice on how I need to make things easy for seniors and loves to take credit the work ...Read more