You think you know someone, but you really don't. I work at a medium sized company for nearly 10 years, worked my way up from the office clerk to #2. Along the way, I became friends with another manager that had worked there for more than twice as long, but has never really moved on up because he has screwed up (a few times) in the past. We've eaten lunch together for over 5 years, talked about our families, shot the shit, talked a lot of trash, and I thought, were friends; he even came to my baby shower. We had a recent change in management, new #1, and he threw me under the bus. We had our usual unsavory banter where we offend each other, talked shit about other people at work, he called up human resource, and I got the shit grilled out of me. Human resource didn't want to tell me who it was, but when they told me I had to write down everything we just talked about (7+ pages), I asked whose office these conversations were in so I could at least put a location. They gave me his name, and my gut hit the fucking floor. To add insult to injury, 30 minutes before I got that surprise meeting from human resource, him and I were discussing business, chit chatting, laughing, and having a good time; he was actually the one that called me "because someone wants to speak to you." After the meeting, he wasn't in there, he wouldn't look me in the eyes, and didn't talk to me.
In all the years I've worked there, I have never been counciled or spoken poorly about, and on the contrary, I was critical to turning the business around (hence why I am #2). I've only gotten one "component" in my yearly evaluations, with every other year being "above average" or "outstanding." I've gotten years of work performance bonuses. Yet, the shit that was laid down on me was so fucking bad it was just terrible. I hope I don't lose my job. I didn't plan to leave anytime soon because I want to be running the place, there is no way to avoid this person, and he basically can't do anything else so I doubt he would ever leave. While I almost always know what to do or say, I'm completely dumbfounded and speechless.
In all the years I've worked there, I have never been counciled or spoken poorly about, and on the contrary, I was critical to turning the business around (hence why I am #2). I've only gotten one "component" in my yearly evaluations, with every other year being "above average" or "outstanding." I've gotten years of work performance bonuses. Yet, the shit that was laid down on me was so fucking bad it was just terrible. I hope I don't lose my job. I didn't plan to leave anytime soon because I want to be running the place, there is no way to avoid this person, and he basically can't do anything else so I doubt he would ever leave. While I almost always know what to do or say, I'm completely dumbfounded and speechless.