This would be a 5/5 review had it not been for the “reason” of my discharge, which I won’t fully divulge here.
The managers care greatly about their team members and it was inspiring to watch them at work.
However, one in particular, never took the time to come into the office to meet their new team members and decided it wasn’t necessary to get to know them on a personal level.
Scripted responses, without taking time to put one’s self into the other’s shoes, does not make a good leader in my opinion.
I believe that every manager needs to get to know their team members on a personal level so they can judge them fairly and with mutual understanding. That is what a good leader means to me.
Sometimes you just need to treat your employees like human beings.
Communication has always been #1 in my book and I believed that was the case across the board prior to my departure. However, after a meeting where I was told that there was no reason to fear for my job and if there were any issues, they would be brought to my attention, and I would have the opportunity to speak on them. I was aggressively let go with reactive speed and 0 chance to advocate for myself. No write up, no verbal warning.
It was absolutely devastating and I was heartbroken beyond words.
Its always a 2-way street in any interaction, and my side has never been the cleanest, but through it all, I’m just grateful to have had the experience of working here,regardless of the outcome.
Love the people. Loved the job.
Wouldn’t change anything about it, except I wish I was given more of a fighting chance.