Hi all
I wanted to get some insight from others on my situation. I started my career about 15 years ago and in my first job of three years, I had a terrible manager. I was constantly micro managed and bullied to a point where I felt I couldn't bring myself to go to work. It was so bad that my friends and family told me to save emails and any correspondence to protect myself should any further action be taken.
An example includes my manager calling me 15minutes before my start time of 9am asking why I'm not in the office. I would say I'm round the corner and will be in there just before 9. He would say it's unacceptable and that you would need to be logged on and ready to start working at 9 on the dot.
Being my first job at the time, I did not know any better and was naive at best. This experience surely has affected me throughout my career and the thought of that time still brings me a wave on anxiety. I bring this up now as I was searching for an old email related to something else, any inadvertently came across some of those horrible emails he would send to me. It's been over 10 years yet I am still shaken and anxious when I see the email or think about that manager and the work environment. How come something that has happened so long ago still manages to have such a hold on me?