My last boss was a hawk when it came to watching what I was doing despite being there for two years; he always came to work late for 6 months straight, and then gave me a lot of shit for defending myself whenever I didn’t comply to his word/make conversation with him like I did with everyone else.
I really wanted this new job to work out but sometimes, it feels like I will always be destined to work for bosses who don’t trust me, or don’t think I’m hardworking (which is really insulting).
The new job had a staff that have been working with each other for YEARS, so it’s obvious that they know each other well enough. I wasn’t demanding trust; I was simply wanting to be left alone to do my tasks so I can actually do them in a timely manner. I kept getting interrupted while doing my work, and then I would be promptly asked why I didn’t finish (I’m pretty sure they honestly thought I was just showing up to be on my phone, or sit there and look pretty). They wanted me to use a company program to do their work, and then expected me to finish things 5 mins or less despite trying to fix things I had already spent an hour on because they were constantly unsatisfied with results (they all had conflicting opinions with each other and then all the fault would be put on me last second to fix whatever it was I was doing).
The real kicker was when my boss put up a schedule sheet we all shared, and I had to report what I was doing EVERY 30 mins, and I was the only one who had to fill it out…despite being in the same space, literally a few feet apart and even having them standing right behind me while I was working (which would then divert to being interrupted). It was super stressful and it reminded me a lot of the emotional trauma I dealt with my last boss. What was the last straw was hearing them talk about my performance in another language, thinking I wasn’t listening or paying attention and that “I simply wasn’t getting it and I should just turn in whatever I had accomplished so I could move on to something else.” Granted, I didn’t care that they spoke another language, go nuts I could care less, but if you’re going to talk about me, at least directly say it to my face instead of amongst each other like I’m ignorant or stupid.
I returned all my materials and announced my resignation on the spot. They asked me the reason and I said “I don’t fit in your work culture”, and left. It makes me frustrated because the pay was good, but it was simply a toxic environment I did not want to put myself through ever again. When you’re interviewing, it’s a good idea to ask if your work will be designated with full autonomy, and why did their last hire leave. To the bosses here, just stop the micromanaging; you hire someone because you know they’ll get the job done, not because you want to hold their hand every step of the way. Why hire them in the first place, then??