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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Throwaway6531310 on 2024-11-01 15:46:53+00:00.

I started a role as a first-time manager earlier this year. After about 4 months I started feeling really comfortable. I knocked out a huge project and the staff really got to know me and rely on me. Felt great. Been on great terms with everyone since.

Additionally, I (thought) I befriended the HR director. I was talking to her numerous times a week about my department, my experiences, making sure there was nothing left to accomplish each week. We even discussed personal goals together.

I walked in this Monday and was asked to attend a meeting with her, our CEO, and an assistant executive who’s been here longer than me.

Completely out of no where, I was told that this executive will now be supervising me and my department. All our PTO, decision-making, and emails to the upper-chain must go through this individual instead of through me. I was also re-assigned to another unit of the same department, meaning my daily work duties have changed. 9 months of hard work for nothing. My staff is not happy and a few have already told me they aren’t looking forward to this change, and have began looking for new jobs.

What really pissed me off wasn’t just the re-assignment, but the fact the HR director didn’t say a word the whole time. Just sat there, stone-faced looking forward even when I was refuting their comments and asking questions. The word got around the rest of the company pretty quickly and I’m now being warned to be weary about how HR acts here. Might need to re-consider this place myself.