'My boss is a literal insane person': New hire gets called into boss's office 3 weeks in with boss claiming no one likes her

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 12, 2024 8:00 AM EST

Some bosses call emergency meetings because of a work crisis, some schedule one-on-ones to discuss important matters, and others just want to start some drama. In theory, folks on the internet would align their sensibilities with this toxic employer, but in practice, no one wants their boss sewing seeds of doubt in your brain.

That's exactly what this boss did to a manager who had been working for just three weeks and was buried in tasks and responsibilities. On top of this very difficult transition, the Redditor was called into her boss's office for one purpose only: their boss wanted to tell the employee that people don't seem to like her. That's it, no evidence, no ideas on how to better the behavior, nothing at all. Clearly, this woman just wants to flex her muscles and assert her authority when she can stir the pot. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and to see how the new manager responded to all this unnecessary drama. For more stories like this, take a look at this post about an employee who got even with an "office golden boy."

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    My Boss Called a Meeting to Tell Me That No One Likes Me Workplace Challenges and Conflicts
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    was hired in a management position in a field I've been working in for 5 years. I am 3 weeks into the job and I've been getting super toxic vibes from my boss and have been worked to the bone. I have been exhausted
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    but grateful to have this opportunity and constantly fought against my gut telling me this isn't right and that something is weird about this place. Well
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    yesterday I had a meeting where my boss accused me of "talking sh" amongst other OUTLANDISH lies, told me that multiple people came up to her
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    and told her that they don't like me, and finally, that she feels like I don't like her. I have never experienced something so unprofessional in my career. She
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    talked at me for an hour and didn't ask how I felt about these accusations or let me defend myself. Just talked at me as if it were all true. Again, this is my 3rd
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    week in the job and I have hardly had time to speak to any of my coworkers because of my work load- yet I still made an effort to say hello despite their standoffishness. (I get it-I'm a random stranger who is now their
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    new boss. It's awkward and people get defensive.) I left the meeting absolutely shocked. I couldn't believe that this happened and that for the first time in my professional career,
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    amongst strangers no less, I'm being lied about? Or maybe I'm not and my boss is a literal insane person- I don't know. Anyway, I
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    was so shook by this that I contacted old employees of this place of business and they all had a lot to say about this manager and the, for lack of a better word, evil culture there.
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    catdog1111111 If you're three weeks in, presumably you're on probation. She's being abundantly clear that she's unlikely to endorse you past probation. You can deny her
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    accusations while looking for another job. She may have her own agenda like wanting an internal hire to get your position. What you
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    can do since you have nothing to lose, write out the things she said so you can remember them. Go above her head to explain what happened and give your side. This will traditionally torch your relationship, but it sounds like it'd already cinders.
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    Proof_Worldline... I would also like to add, make a conscience effort to meet your team. Start by sending 15 min meeting makers if not possible socialize at lunch. Give them positive reinforcement based on observations.
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    briomio Boss has a SIL that she wants to put in your position. Other employees resent that a stranger was brought in and put over them.
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    IncorigibleDirig... Is it clear you were hired as a people manager and not a process manager? E.g. Manager of a project team, not a project manager?
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    I just ask because you say coworkers at the start of the sentence, then say you're "their new boss".
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    Most people would be standoffish if a process manager also acted as if they were the new boss. I work with project managers all the time, but they know they can't direct my time.
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    They collaborate with me to get a job done. If one tried to direct my time, they'd find they hit brick walls all the time. I don't gossip, but I bet many would.
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