ANSWERS: 16
  • Your boss keeps wanting to have 'little talks' concerning your performance
  • Your boss or supervisor stands around staring at you all the time ... and not saying a word. +5
  • When you are asked what you do all day. Then asked to write it out and submited it by the end of the day. You are "cross training" with the new guy. When you are part of a "cross training" program and you are training, but not being trained. When the boss moves you to a "temporary" space. When you told to go home early, come in late, take a long lunch on a regular bases. Oh and when they ask to see an updated resume.
  • your co workers keep looking at you. oh oh, everyone knows but you.
  • When a major shareholder of a public complany tells you over drinks, as he did me yesterday, tha " Maybe we can best use your talents in accounting rather than as president and being on the Board."
  • Security approaches you with a serious look on their faces.
  • Your desk and all of your belongings are sitting out in the parking lot.
  • Cannot log in to the computer. Hate it when that happens.
  • when your boss suddenly begins to micro-manage, frequent/increase performance scrutiny, increase expectation, give you a "partner", who now shares your office until he can get the paperwork to fire you or find another dept. to ship you off to.
  • You are kept on a strictly "need-to-know" informational update basis.
  • You overhear the new employee talk about being hired to fill a position and you are the only one in that position.
  • They secretly copied my work disks. Was let go the next Friday. Their reason was because I was looking for another job.
  • You get a surprise going away party.
  • People leave you out of the conversational loop.
  • Your boss calls you in to talk about your performance and he includes another manager in the meeting. Then he gives you specific recommendations to improve your performance and schedules another meeting.
  • The cameras are now pointed towards you instead of away. You don't hardly get any paperwork to sign, fill out or file. You spouse calls and they say "He won't be here long" You designated parking spot now reads "Occupant"

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