I’m a manager in an area that had layoffs this year. Now when you bring up issues, our leaders say we should be quiet and thankful we have a job. Leading through threats is now normal? This place is toxic.
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I’m not sure what leadership has been told when it comes to employees bringing up the subject of RIFs or asking questions however i’ve been in separate meetings with separate leaders and when we’ve had a team or a group meeting and somebody asked about layoffs or if we were safe or what the status was both leaders indicated they had no news and they would keep us updated and if anybody’s spreading rumors to let them know. And if anybody asked a question again or that they heard something about a layoff the leader wanted to know who they heard it from and who’s spreading rumors. It seem to be more about keeping everything quiet than keeping us informed.
@OP sorry to say your "leaders" are anything but that - Directors here are micromanagers who take endless PTO upon return go back to mirco managing people who in many cases have a higher skill set then they do. I left 5 months ago, and it was the best decision I ever made for my mental health. They breed toxicity. I was told to shut up about issues one too many times.
Lots of threats going around nowadays. Check out this post and the responses to it. Everyone has to keep their mouths shut and try to run under the radar these days. And that leadership mentality is just taking the company down faster. Post ID: @OP+1ksfsm91x