I have this manager who supervise a few departments and run multiple projects concurrently for a hospital. Guy thinks he is the deal and i suppose he was given how we relied on him.
Came one day when a new CEO was announced and the management was shaked up. Multiple positions were replaced ensued except for my manager. There are a lot of talk going around about this new development. I asked my manager about his chances of remaining and he quickly brushed me off. He told me he is the key cog to the entire organizational chain for 26 years and all operations will halted without him.
I told so was another fellow colleague who also thought he was the biggie. My manager got furious and argued very heatedly about how different he was and how he was the hottest cake in town. I told him to read this sub but he just kept ranting on about how untouchable he was and he is the hospital and the hospital is him.
We didn't spoke much after that other than official correspondences. Three of weeks later, he came into my room and apologized for lashing out at me. He said was just scared and his anger was out of fear. He then told me he has been shown the door.
Lesson learnt. Anyone with an employment contract, anyone, is expendable.