So for years I worked for a company in the same department, working my way up the ladder, thought I was genuinely beloved in the group and thought we shared that buzz word of “work family” as contrived as that was…
For years things were great between me and my boss and we never had issues. I was golden boy and nothing ever really got too bad…. UNTIL….
I was offered a promotion, not a huge pay increase but at least it was SOMETHING… Anyway, the job responsibilities started off simple enough then progressively evolved into something I was not experienced with at all and the workload became more than I could bear…
I took my concerns to my boss and they said I knew what I signed on for when I took the new job and that I couldnt go back to my old role as it had since been filled…
Gradually I made silly mistakes, small fixable issues arose, etc. And the entire dynamic between my boss and me suddenly changed to me being berated on a regular basis, derided, yelled at, made to feel less than human, etc. Gone was the “work family” facade and in its place came something that made me feel so bad I dreaded going to work everyday.
The point I'm trying to make is this: THEY DONT CARE ABOUT YOU. AT ALL. You are only as good as the slave labor you provide. Fail to be as useful and suddenly you need to be treated like SHIT… Any amount of romantic lies about all of you being a family is as deep as the shallow grave they'd leave you in…