Bring it to the attention of your skip manager. More or less you have lost the battle but you can give it a try and start looking for other opportunities
Narcing on your manager to your skip is a terrible advice. Skip will almost certainly take the manager's side unless multiple people complain about the same manager around the same time.
That is true in most cases. But I faced the same situation and reported everything to the director and he took action on my manager. So, I suggested the same. However, I started looking for another job and will be changing soon.
That’s Amazon for you where high performance goes to die where you’re required to be in office 5 days a week eating bananas where back stabbing is rewarded!
Definitely not being paranoid. Start looking for other teams quietly and jump ship before you’re pushed. Not sure what the perf situation is at Amazon but I’d want to do this before your manager gets the opportunity to crystallise these “performance concerns” in a formal/offical way, ultimately making it harder for you to move teams.
The key here is to ACT first, fast and bold if you want to win.
0. Report your manager to ethics and HR and lie about that he is harassing you.
1. FMLA >> interview and take care of your health
2. STD >> interview and take care of your health
3. LTD >> interview and take care of your health
4. Lawyer up
5. Return, Quiet quit
6. PIP
7. Sue or take the severance or jump ships
Fuck your manager in his ass. You’re welcome and Best of luck
This happened to my friend. New manager, suddenly a problem. Here is my advice. Book a conversation outside of your 1:1 - send out of the blue so he has to accept or decline for your paper trail.
Name it something like 'Re -evaluating performance expectations'
In the description put something about how it seems that with the new management, performance expectations have changed but there has not been official communication about what successful looks like and that you would like to address this so you can be aligned.
In the meeting say something to the effect of 'Perhaps what used to be the norm and considered successful around my performance is no longer the case or I am no longer the right culture fit, but I would like an opportunity to understand and pivot as needed'
Also say that the previous manager allowed a degree of autonomy and trust and ask the new manager to define their preferred way of working with you so you can make sure you two are aligned.
This will likely signal a risk to your manager. You still may be in danger but start your own documentation to show HR if you are pushed out or need to contest your PIP. Declined meeting to align on expectations will allow you some retaliation evidence. Also, start keeping a diary with details, including any discrepancy. Make sure that your stakeholders are happy with you and have this in writing.
Good luck, I have seen this happen so many times.
@Linkedin, my friend stood up to the manager, wanting specifics around poor performance and feigning wanting to improve and align. Manager backed off. Ended up getting laid off 3 months later but PIP would have been without pay and layoff was 4 months pay, vested stock etc. By then he was heavily in 3 loops of interviews and ended up getting a better job.
Incidentally, although this is an anomaly I think, the manager got pushed out in the next layoff and demoted shortly after as the whole team provided feedback to HR, organizing a group document listing in minute details all the problems they had.
Not paranoid. Change teams asap if it isn't already too late. I didn't trust my gut and regretted it. If when you ask your mgr about focus if they try to reassure you it's nothing don't believe them. It's not nothing.
Sounds like me. I came in here to ask and people were like “they are being a manager” so I legit thought my manager was pointing stuff out to improve but it’s all used against you. RUN.
> They will try to get the most out of you with fake positive reinforcement until your job is eliminated out of the blue
Exactly this. If the decision was made upfront, nothing could save you except changing the team or the company. Do not try to fight back a lot; this would speed up / escalate things. Try keeping up as much as possible, maximize your time at the company but get mental setting that this chapter is done, you should find something else.
Bring it to the attention of your skip manager. More or less you have lost the battle but you can give it a try and start looking for other opportunities
Narcing on your manager to your skip is a terrible advice. Skip will almost certainly take the manager's side unless multiple people complain about the same manager around the same time.
That is true in most cases. But I faced the same situation and reported everything to the director and he took action on my manager. So, I suggested the same. However, I started looking for another job and will be changing soon.
Your company doesnt have the same culture.... lowly ICs get always screwed