I've picked up on a few things at my workplace which I felt quite off about and but couldn't put my finger on. Having recently talked to a few colleagues, they all things that sound quite similar to each other and having recently found out a manager has previously been fired for sexual harassment and his management style is quite unethical and manipulative. but just fyi, he hasn't done anything to me particularly I just feel quite uncomfortable around him because of the vibe that he gives off, sort of reminds me of a psychopath basically..but of course I keep it professional with him.
This particular manager has been known to eavesdrop on people and they've been called into the “interrogation” office where he would speak with them. He has previously fired people in a coverted way by for example, one time there was a lady who was reading/using her work during work hours and they got into a heated discussion with another manager. This manipulative manager decides to go around telling all staff one by one that there is bullying going on. He then brought the lady into the interrogation room and asked how she felt about working here. I heard that she expressed how she truly felt and next thing you know, she was not able to pick up any shifts and then got an email from the HR department to say that she was no longer able to work here anymore because she has not picked up any shifts.
He has also been known to backup our alcoholic line manager who is incompetent at his job because they are close buddies, when employees complained about him in the past, this information has been used against the employee who has complained instead of taking these complaints seriously.
I'm just wondering now how to cope and deal with knowing how messed up my workplace is and I'm anxious that this particular manager has slyly manipulated people to rat on each other and tell him, I don't know who I can trust there anymore in terms of management.