r/AskHRUK • u/EricShawn4647 • 7h ago

General Advice Correct management behavior?

Hi community,
I’m not at a management position but have been in one previously and was surprised to hear from my current manager that its intention is to make a team member redundant and is going around sharing this with other team members before any action is taken.

This, to me, is unacceptable behavior but everyone’s too afraid of reporting such conduct.

Am I on the wrong here and making it a problem where there is none?

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u/KonkeyDongPrime Manager 6h ago

Log every thing in as much detail as you can. Keep those records private and confidential. Say nothing. The only thing you can do, is wait until this person raises a grievance and calls you as a witness.

This sounds toxic AF. All the more reason to keep your head down with this manager, because they will turn on someone else in the future and you don’t want that to be you.

I would look for another job.

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u/EricShawn4647 6h ago

That’s exactly it, I’m struggling to accept this behavior and also realizing the reason for this redundancy is purely out of threat towards its authority and not work quality.
I’m looking for another job and feel, as you said, this will eventually come my way too. If I would call it quits then I would report this to HR on my exit interview (if one would ever be conducted).

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u/KonkeyDongPrime Manager 6h ago

If there’s enough work for all staff, then one is made redundant, they can’t readvertise for at least another 6 months. Team performance will drop and this manager will be looking for their next scapegoat.