I see it as incredibly malicious, cowardly and unprofessional on behalf of upper management. Instead of having a proper discussion to try and resolve it, they’d resort to indirect malpractice such as cutting hours, withholding information and denying career progression. Let me share some examples.
Crew A is very experienced, working at numerous locations. Managers dislike Crew A because of sense of entitlement, brashness and refusal to change working habits resulting in only 10 hours a week
Manager B is seen as “a lazy manager”. Instead of motivating, they withhold information such as not sharing manager meetings, rosters, projections etc.
Crew C has tried to be a manager numerous times but has been denied simply because Crew C is arrogant, refusing most input from managers and may be insubordinate.
Everything I listed is BAD from the employees, but does it warrant them being treated like shit? One thing they all have in common is their attitudes are really bad, refusing input or constructive feedback from managers they don’t like. Therefore higher-ups retaliate by barring them from career advancement. One of them was even told that a manager is doing “everything he can to get rid of him” All this seems to be less about the employee’s work ethic/ability and more of “I don’t like you so I’m going to make your life hell”.
Basically I’m a pacifist/people pleaser. I really really REALLY don’t want this to happen to me so I stfu, keep my head down, do as I’m told and never give attitude or talk back to those higher than me…