I enjoyed working here for many years, but my experience changed significantly after a restructuring placed me under a new director. Unfortunately, interactions with this director proved challenging. He canceled most of our one-on-one meetings, and when they did occur, they often felt perfunctory, with limited opportunity for meaningful discussion beyond basic talking points.
At one point, I was asked by my director to assist with an issue involving a different team's application. Since I hadn’t worked with this application before, I requested clarification, but my inquiries went unanswered. Although I managed to resolve the immediate issue, additional technical problems arose, requiring further time to address. Whenever I attempted to explain this, he would interrupt, saying it was taking too long. During this time I was pushed to continue working beyond my normal hours, but after an hour past my end time, I let him know I would resume in the morning.
Following this, the director began regularly attending my stand-up meetings, where he would make unrelated negative comments about my work. After two weeks of this, he kept a scheduled one-on-one meeting on the calendar rather than cancelling, and when I joined, HR was present and informed me that my position was being terminated without prior discussion of performance concerns or corrective feedback.
I stayed on for several weeks to document my work thoroughly for future handover. During this period, I was asked to join calls to verify progress and was reminded that I should appreciate the opportunity to stay on for a few extra weeks to transition my responsibilities.
While I valued my time with the company, my experience under this particular director was difficult and ultimately led to an unexpected and disappointing departure after nearly a decade of service.
