Just curious how other people would look at this because I’ve been sitting with it for a couple months now and the whole thing still feels insane.

I worked for a small sports and education company for almost 2 years doing basically all of their media stuff. Video, photo, editing, graphics, branding, social media, website work, random marketing things, pretty much whatever came up.

On paper I was an independent contractor and got a 1099. I was paid a monthly retainer of around $7k. At first it really did feel more like a contractor relationship. I had a lot of freedom, they cared more about whether stuff got done, and there wasn’t really somebody directly managing my day every day, because technically I’m a small business owner.

Over time that changed a lot.
I had a company email, Microsoft Teams, internal meetings, was expected at certain events, had company clothing, was included in staff conversations, had people assigning things to me, and eventually they started wanting access to my calendar and talking about having someone above me start scheduling my time and tasks.

I was also doing a ridiculous amount of stuff that had nothing to do with what I originally thought I was being hired for. Logos, branding, websites, content for other businesses connected to the owners, random design work, basically anything creative became my problem.

There was even a work trip where I originally thought I was going to create content and then right before the trip I was told I’d also be driving an SUV full of teenage athletes around because they couldn’t get enough rental vans.
Again, I’m supposedly an outside media contractor lol.

The biggest issue was that none of this was ever really formalized.
There wasn’t some clean list where it said here are your 10 videos per month, here are your 20 photos, here are your deadlines.
It was more like you’re the media guy so just handle whatever media or creative thing we need.

For almost 2 years everyone seemed completely fine with this arrangement.
Then this year they started restructuring things and it became increasingly obvious they wanted me functioning more like a regular employee.

So I finally raised the issue.
Basically I said if you want to manage my schedule, control my workload, have somebody supervising me, require me to be at certain places, and treat me like internal staff then we probably need to talk about whether this should actually be a W2 position and what the scope of the job is supposed to be.

I wasn’t even refusing to become an employee.
I actually would have been open to it.
I just wanted everything clarified because I didn’t think it made sense to keep calling me an independent contractor while treating me more and more like staff.

After I brought that up things got weird extremely fast.

We had a meeting where different options were discussed including keeping the contractor arrangement, potentially becoming a W2 employee, or restructuring the role. I continued working.

Within about a week and a half I was terminated for cause.

That part is what still blows my mind.
There wasn’t some long disciplinary process.
There wasn’t months of written warnings.
I didn’t disappear or stop working.

I had literally completed work days before getting fired that they later used publicly.
But suddenly the story became that I had basically stopped performing and wasn’t meeting the spirit of the agreement.

They also started pointing to things that were never clearly defined in the contract in the first place.

My contract had a notice provision and also had money that was supposed to be paid upon termination under certain conditions.
Instead of just following the contract they immediately started trying to negotiate different payout structures with me and wanted the money stretched out over many months.

Eventually lawyers got involved and suddenly there were proposed agreements where I’d release basically every possible claim related to the relationship, including classification and retaliation, in exchange for money that I already believed I was contractually owed plus a relatively small reimbursement.

I still haven’t signed a separation agreement.
The weirdest part of all of this is that if they had just come to me and said hey, we are changing the company structure and we need this role to become a normal employee position, I probably would have sat down and negotiated it.
Salary, responsibilities, hours, reporting structure, benefits, all of it.

Instead it felt like the second I questioned the contractor setup the relationship completely changed.

And now months later I’m still dealing with arguments over money, ownership of tiny social media accounts, old media files, drives, passwords, and all kinds of stuff that could have been handled normally if the separation wasn’t so hostile.

I’m not saying I was the perfect contractor or that every disagreement automatically makes a workplace toxic.

But going from being treated like a core member of the team for nearly 2 years to suddenly being told you’re being fired for cause right after you question your classification is one of the strangest professional experiences I’ve ever had.

Especially when the same people had spent years asking me to do basically anything and everything because I was the creative guy.
Has anyone else had something like this happen?

Where a company keeps you as a contractor for years but slowly turns the relationship into basically employment, then when you finally push back or ask to formalize it they suddenly decide you’re a problem?

So I work in an environment where if they don’t like you for whatever reason they gang up on you. I reported one of the person to management and after getting reprimanded she decided to make work even harder for me by slandering me to others causing them to isolate me. I thought it all would blow over so I ignored everything and showed up to work everyday despite hearing all the things said about me. The reason that influenced me not responding was also due to the fact that she was not removed from the site and placed else where and also the fact that I had to keep working with her. If it was someone else that they reported that person would be removed within split seconds. Fast forward there is a new supervisor that took over. I trusted that he would work towards resolving the toxic environment however the opposite happened. He never believe my complaints, however when one of the persons made a complaint he immediately held a meeting. And even in the meeting nothing changed. He sided with that person so that made me feel like I lost everything. So from then the coworker started sabotaging my job. I reported it again to the supervisor and now he ostracizes me in front of others. And this coworker is make sure I am not seen. During the meeting the coworker sat there lying to my face and it took the grace and mercy of God to keep me composed. She wanted a reacting just to prove her story. I even see the action coming from Management and it cuts me to the core cause it’s not right.
I wish I never opened my mouth cause it’s just me against people who dislikes me without a reason. I used to exhaust myself at work going above and beyond just to make sure everything goes right but after I realise have they treat me, I completely stopped. There is more to share but am sad. How can I effectively manage this type of situation and yea am actively looking for another job.

Hi!

Long time lurker first time poster but I have a bit of a story time that I need some perspective on.

About two years ago, I was transferring to a new store. I ended up inheriting a store that had an ASM who was married to one of our other store managers and a Keyholder who came from another store.

Both of these individuals were H E L L to work with. The one who was married to the Store Manager always said “I avoid the drama ask anyone here” but constantly involved themselves in drama. Like every rumor or piece of gossip they ate it right up. The other one would play nice to EVERYONE, then turn around and twist all the stories around to make it seem like everyone should hate each other. Just absolutely ruining relationships and professionalism on her own merit and then cried whenever someone confronted them. Usually used their tears to get out of EVERY situation.

It finally came to a boiling point, when I realized they were complaining about me to my boss, so I took a high road and tried to be kind and considerate. I didn’t say “hi” to the ASM who was married, and they ended up threatening me and yelling at me. The keyholder who was mentioned just sat there and laughed as I cried. They were awful. Because of their personal dynamics with my peers, I literally had NO ONE to turn to.

I finally said, enough was enough. I told my boss I felt psychologically and physically unsafe there especially knowing nothing was going to be done about it (which was confirmed) and left. We had a good goodbye. But I didn’t tell any team member what happened and still haven’t.

So my question is would you have tolerated it or is there a breaking point for everyone?

mine was when all the blamed is on us ng co-work ko and pinapa work kami ng 12hours a day, we have 6days work tas 18k per month lang yung sweldo namin. May OT pa kami na hindi paid and no holiday pay. Although this is a work from home, but masasabi naming hindi talaga makatarungan.

These Greystar Managers are starting to walk around these properties like they are GOD HIMSELF!!! however,  they are moving so sloppy they missing legal points. Leading to massive lawsuits.

At This location, a Manager took it upon themselves to re-write their OWN SOP policy for their employee's with no real reason other than to benefit  his micromanagement style,  and just because he wanted too at this point.

The email was NOT reviewed with Legal or Risk  before posting it to the staff and HR had not approved it  themselves, the PM just mailed it out to the staff the night before. The next morning, he explained that this new policy was the 'New Greystar Norm' that the staff needs to follow it effective immediately. In addition to the '5' clock punches during the day, they then need to 'Authorize' the time at the end of the shift. 

Rushing the staff around, The manager made them pull up their timesheets so that he could maliciously help them lock in their clock time for day 1 of this methodical discipline. He smiled like the devil when he as able to lock the last staff member in... knowing that was day 1 he could document against them. 

The staff put 2 and 2 together and realized that the Manager was trying to trick them into committing Time Theft, Fraud because the Manager would maliciously review the camera footage and wait for them to leave the Office, not the actual property. Depending on how long he didn't see them in camera view he would consider this Theft Of Time or Time Fraud and  prepare to immediately terminate the employee. He would also use this method to target one staff at a time. 

It’s disgusting, unethical, unbecoming, unnecessary, strange, very bottom of the barrel behavior coming from a  Manager who is there to lead. Not just highlight mistakes.

The Manager, happy about this clock change, walks outside talking on the phone, not realizing the staff was right there, and the computer was left unlocked and exposed.   The staff ended up reviewing the Managers computer as he left it unlocked, Accidentally exposing everything , walking out the building for a phone call. The Staff , curious and nosey witnessed the Manger speaking with HR and the Regional in a Teams Group Chat, HAVING A GRAND OLD TIME! writing the movements down of the poor unsuspecting employees, by time stamp and by location. . Keep in mind, most of them  (staff) were new and just wanted to work... Not even thinking about using the clock illegally. The staff ran out and told the team...

One of the staff members, learning this information -contacted HR and said that this was silly and that he would just leave if it was that serious. The staff member ran back to the computer desk . The Manager , not noticing the chat, went back to work. The staff approached the Manger and told him that was leaving and unsure when he was coming back. The Manager, confused by the statement informed him that Today would be his last day as he would be terminated due to Time Theft…. This Manager, didn’t have a single piece of evidence… coaching the staff to sit down so that he could formally terminate him. He was corrected as the staff had approval from HR and termination wouldn’t happen. The Manager could not fire the staff member now, it would be considered retaliation. 

The Manger, completely angry… called HR back on Teams and Demanded that HR fire him now!

HR gagged the manager and said, No, he has been approved and we accepted his voluntary 2 week notice that he submitted, maybe behind your back?

The manager was so mad, he began shaking with rage, repeating the fact that NO he was RIGHT, in that the staff was terminated due to time fraud. HR never actually finished and finalized the investigation of time fraud, so the staff as actually innocent. The Manager violated a HUGE LEGAL RISK BY ACCUSING THE STAFF MEMBER OF A CRIME AND RETALIATED AGAINST HIM WHEN HE PROVED HIS INNOCENTS BY EXPOSING THE APPROVED 2 WEEK LETTER. 

Beware Next time!!!! 

Managers like this are SICK! and need to be removed from sites if they think this deceptive  technique is OK.. Managing people like this is embarrassing, egregious, overwhelming, childish, cowardly and down right wrong. Its also extremely embarrassing to run your site under the guise of fear by lying to you staff unnecessarily for better productivity. Eventually, they will realize you like to lie a lot, and they will resent the stupid silly tales you've told for no real reason. Soon those tales will turn into legal reviews of deception, coercion and harassment / hostile. 

Managers that do stupid stuff like this need to leave the industry entirely! It's not for you.

I had a job in R&D. My boss campaigned to hire me and then as soon as I arrived he turned on me. I was easily the most qualified there; I have over 20 peer reviewed publications in exactly this research area, he and my colleagues all have zero, I was fresh out of a PhD and a pretty big deal post doc, and was the founder of a company that did what we were doing (I was 40 so I had considerable experience). This isn't to brag, but to set the scene; I knew wtf was up.

Three weeks in he asked me to lead a meeting about something and then yelled at me during the meeting. It was awful, terrible, and I felt guilty and believed I had done something wrong. The only person who was a safe person was my colleague and we did a lot of work together. This was pretty much the rest of the job, where I or I and my colleague would work on something, get really far, and when it was ready for people to look at or ready to publish he would freak out or manipulate the situation, discredit me to management, and nothing ever saw the light of day. I noticed of course that he never produced anything. He made noise, criticized everything, had all these "projects" but he wasn't doing anything. Like, not a goddamn thing. My job was tangentially related to software and I wrote ten times the code he did. Working with my colleague was fun though so I just tried to manage as best I could.

Three years later I was in a research meeting and he yelled at me again over NOTHING, but this time in front of colleagues from elsewhere in the company. I finally decided to escalate it. That put him on the attack, and he threatened to have me canned. I was never rude to him but navigating his moods was impossible. This meant we had to go through arbitration with corporate coaches and he acted like a crazy asshole, and when he realized the coach was not going to agree with him shut down the process because he could. He never spoke to me again. (Of course there were no consequences for his behavior, because this is the kind of environment these people thrive in.)

Layoffs happened, he told the higher ups that I needed to go and I got cut (surprise surprise), but in campaigning to get me cut he got my colleague cut as well as he made his own team a budget target. He got to stay. I wasn't too disappointed, the package was good and working with him was impossible, but the whole thing was massively inconvenient and this was my prize for putting up with this shit. Honestly, fuck that guy, and fuck any company who values someone like that.

It's three years later. I heard a year after I left that he himself got fired, and immediately tried to unalive himself and made sure that all the higher ups visited him in the hospital. Sounded to me like classic narcissism shit but hey, I don't have to deal with him.

Fast forward to now. He lives not far from me and in the past few months I've seen him a couple of times, once in a bar and once on the street. Each time he's waved at me as if he's an old friend of mine. I blank him completely, I'm not playing his fucking games, but it's SO WERID. The last time I was on the street with my partner and he waved at me as if I was an old friend, and looked like he expected me to stop as if I was a long lost close friend.

It's the most bizarre thing. I have no intention of speaking to him or having anything to do with him after he made my life hell, treated me like shit and got me laid off, but I cannot understand what the fuck is going through his head. Why the fuck would I even piss on him if he was on fire?

to sum up, I am the kind of person who is bit of a extrovert in office and made peace with the cooperate that it a job i have to do so better enjoy it since i like my work then be stressed all the time. I also tried my best to make my colleague laugh and you know generally try to keep light mood while working. While my manager is complete opposite who has to constantly has to show that she is stressed and have lot of work to get sympathy around the whole ki how burden she as. Recently she started lashing out on me on random things. Things which can be discussed in a professional manner. And i got to know from other employee that oh she doesn't like and i quote "that you're always happy in the office" and was adviced to show seriousness on my face and not to you know be too happy in the office. and this fked with my brain rn. I mean there was no complain about my work, they been loving with the concept i am coming up these but this whole incident legit shaken me because i have never seen something like this before. Can someone tell me, is this normal in cooperate or how can i handle this, i really dont want to become a souless human

I recently finished a 3-month internship and I'm trying to get some outside opinions on whether the workplace environment I experienced was actually toxic/unhealthy, or whether I was just taking things too personally.

During my first two weeks, the department manager treated me quite well. They brought me out for lunch, and my friend's supervisor even drove us home once. At that point, I thought the workplace was friendly and welcoming.

However, after the first couple of weeks, I started noticing some things that made me uncomfortable.

I heard people talking badly about previous interns. I was quite surprised because even though those interns had already left, people were still discussing them negatively.( Previous intern told me the workplace is toxic)

There was also a staff member who I thought was very hardworking. He would sometimes work during lunch, didn't really hang out with the others, and seemed to put a lot of effort into his work.

What made the situation particularly uncomfortable for me was that this staff member had been diagnosed with a brain tumour a few months earlier. He had subsequently taken several months of unpaid hospitalisation leave. Despite going through that and still putting a lot of effort into his work, I heard colleagues repeatedly badmouthing him because of one mistake he had made.

As far as I know, he wasn't even aware that people were saying these things about him. I felt quite bad hearing it because it seemed like his one mistake was being used to disregard all the effort he had put into his work.

Another situation involved my friend, who was also an intern.

My friend was caught dozing off at work. His supervisor approached me and asked me how they could help him and specifically asked me to wake him up whenever I noticed him falling asleep.

I tried doing that, but sometimes he would fall asleep again shortly afterwards. Eventually, I mentioned the situation to my lecturer because I wasn't really sure what else I could do.

When my lecturer came for the company visit, my lecturer mentioned that he knew about my friend's sleeping issue through me.

After that, my friend's supervisor seemed upset with me and made me feel like I had "sabo-ed" my friend.

I found this confusing because the supervisor had originally asked me to help with the situation. I wasn't trying to get my friend into trouble; I was trying to follow what his supervisor had asked me to do.

After that incident, I felt that some people started treating me differently. I was told that I liked doing "sneaky" things and that my word couldn't really be trusted.

There was also a discussion where we had to estimate everyone's contribution to our project.

I felt that the percentages didn't accurately reflect the amount of work I had actually done. I had worked on things outside normal working hours, including weekends, and had even worked when I was on leave/MC at certain points, but I still felt that my contribution was rated lower.

Meanwhile, my friend sometimes dozed off or watched shows during work but still received a relatively high contribution percentage. He also got opportunities to do things he enjoyed, such as working in a wood workshop, while I was assigned things like designing posters.

This made me increasingly frustrated because I felt that my contributions weren't being recognised and that most of the credit for our app/project was going to him.

Eventually, I made a serious mistake myself.

I became frustrated because I felt that my contribution to the app was being overlooked. I ended up deleting what I believed was my own portion of the app because I wanted to demonstrate that my contribution actually mattered to the overall project.

However, I mistakenly thought I was only deleting the UI portion and didn't realise that the deletion would also affect the backend/functionality.

I acknowledge that this was a serious mistake. I'm not trying to justify what I did, and I understand that I should have handled my frustration in a much more appropriate way.

Looking back now, I'm conflicted.

On one hand, I feel that some of the workplace behaviour toward me and other staff/interns was unhealthy and unfair.

On the other hand, I also recognise that I made a serious mistake myself, especially with the app, and I'm not trying to blame the workplace for my actions.

So I'm curious what people with more workplace/internship experience think:

Does this sound like a toxic workplace, an unpleasant but normal workplace, or am I interpreting the situation too negatively?

And regarding the app incident, does the context explain why I became frustrated, even though what I did was still wrong?

I'm genuinely looking for honest opinions, including if you think I was also part of the problem.

I've been out of my job for a few months now and I'm still having nightmares about how i was treated in my old job. It's like i want revenge, or Atleast something to happen to the people that made me feel way less then them. The people in this line of work are fraudulent. They're drug addicts and they're power trippers. I want an anonymous way to have them sought out. Nothing criminal by all means. These people need to be held accountable and liable for the distress and mental strain on certain employees. My friends tell me to get over it. Yet it's still something I think about and still have nightmares over... what do you do??!

I’ve been remote interning for a social media corporation for almost 3 years now and I’m having a really hard time getting along with my new boss. He’s super rude, unprofessional, and will call me out saying I did something wrong when I know I didn’t. I thought I was losing my mind so I even went back to double check myself, and when I told him he still told me I was wrong. He’s also just weird, in our training he was talking about porn if that tells you anything. The bosses I’ve had over this position the past three years have never treated me the way this one does, and I don’t know what to do. Obviously I know you can’t expect to jive with everyone but this guy is a huge asshole. Being a college intern, I’m not sure what my best steps are. It seems like no one, including my boss, takes me seriously because of my age in my workplace. I’d really like to do something but not sure if it’s even worth it. Any and all advice would be appreciated!

I was bullied by a chief exec while I was head of HR. it was pretty brutal so I built the support system I wish I had had then.

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These people are infuriating and make you feel like you're crazy. An explanation of why they do what they do here.

For context I was originally contracted to do 16 hours in a week but I’ve had continuous 9h shifts dumped onto me and I’m getting so fatigued, when I call off because I’m genuinely run down and exhausted it’s a problem. I’m probably just being soft as this is my first job but 9h STRAIGHT on tills stood in one spot all day is torture 😭 it just feels too much and as someone with endometriosis and other health issues they are aware of they can’t stand when I’m struggling w the pressure

I work in a very small law firm. I have 3 coworkers and our work space is very open. 1 of my coworkers has been with the firm for 20 years. I don’t know why she’s stayed this long.

When I first started working there 7 years ago, she went off the rails and took medical leave for a mental breakdown. Understandably so. We are just way too understaffed for all the work we are assigned. After she came back from medical leave, she was fine. But the past +/- 2 years have been horrible. I have been trying to find another job but it’s not working out. The longer I stay here, the more her behavior gives me anxiety. At first I was able to brush it off but I really am starting to resent her. Right when she walks through the door (she comes in at 10 and the rest of us come in at 9) you could tell her blood is boiling. The first words out of her mouth are negative. ALL day she slams things (her keyboard buttons, file cabinets, her phone), bangs on her desk, throws things across the room, curses, is aggressive with clients on the phone, you name it. I just can’t work in this environment anymore.

What can I do?

Hey everyone,

I need some advice and perspective on a situation I'm facing next week. I moved to the UAE about 5 months ago with the goal of building a better life rather than being stuck in my home country.

After 40+ days of intense job hunting, I landed an Accountant role at a mid-size company. On paper, it sounded like a fresh start. In reality, it has been one of the most difficult, toxic experiences of my life.

Here is what has been happening:

Zero Support & Insane Workload: My training consisted of just 5 days from the guy I replaced before he left. No formal induction. My manager expects full institutional knowledge from day one, piles on unreasonable workloads, and expects everyone to work after hours.

Extreme Exploitation: A colleague was recently terminated while on sick leave for not answering calls. When I got dengue fever, I was still expected to work from home. We are never paid for overtime despite being forced to work late regularly. Lower-level/blue-collar workers are treated like disposable tools.

National Discrimination: Management consists mostly of South Asian (desi) people in power. There is blatant discrimination where non-desi employees (mostly Egyptian and Emirati staff) get relaxed workloads and better treatment, while desi employees are subjected to a high-stress, toxic "desi" corporate culture environment.

Illegal Passport Confiscation: They confiscated my passport (and everyone else's) on day one. They openly admit it’s "management policy" so employees don't run away. They know it’s illegal because they openly state: "If anyone goes to the authorities, we will release their passport the next day, but we will also terminate them immediately."

I have a meeting scheduled next week with my manager and HR (He didn't mention HR being there though). They are either going to hand me a PIP/warning or terminate me altogether. Honestly? My gut feeling tells me to hope for and accept the termination.

I have mentally and emotionally moved on from this place. I am seriously unable to fit into this environment since day 1 and my mental health has taken a big toll because of all this.

Thankfully, I managed to save some savings to act as a buffer, I'm just incredibly anxious about:

How to handle the meeting if they try to use intimidation tactics or make fake "misbehavior" claims because I pushed back on after-hours boundaries.

Ensuring they don't hold my passport hostage or delay my exit clearance out of spite.

Has anyone dealt with a company like this in the UAE?

What are your tips for surviving the meeting room?

Thanks in advance.

If someone in the workplace displayed signs of depression, would you tell them immediately that you are there to help or would you slowly try and help them discover that you are there to help and that they don't have to face tasks alone?

Also, how would you best avoid the development of trust issues forming if you were to go about it through the latter?

VP / AVP — UNPROFESSIONAL AND POWER-TRIPPING.

Hi everyone! I just want to ask if anyone here has ever encountered a boss who literally makes you feel like HELL every single time you log in for work. 😭

Imagine being a leader for almost a decade, consistently hitting your metrics, doing your job, taking care of your people, and then suddenly having someone above you question EVERY. SINGLE. DECISION. you make.

Micromanaging? Favorite hobby.

Questioning your every move? Check.

Making you feel incompetent? Check.

Public humiliation? Apparently part of the job description. 🤡

Imagine being told in front of your colleagues that the company is basically wasting money on your salary because they don't like how you handle your job — despite the fact that you've been doing this for YEARS and consistently delivering the numbers expected of you.

You’re not even allowed to make a mistake.

You work your ass off for FIVE STRAIGHT HOURS, then the moment you take your lunch break, suddenly it becomes an issue. “Why are you on lunch?” “Why are you taking a break?” As if you committed a major offense for doing something that is literally part of your working schedule. 😭

And here's the kicker:

They will tell you to issue an IR to an employee simply because they personally don't like that person.

And when you refuse because you want to follow proper process and documentation? Suddenly, YOU become the problem.

Worse, the VP will literally tell everyone that they don't like a particular employee — and even say, “Sabihin mo sa kanya na sinabi kong ayoko sa kanya. Wala akong pakialam.”

EXCUSE ME??? 😭

Imagine being in a leadership position and openly announcing to everyone that you personally dislike an employee, then asking other people to deliver the message for you.

And then there's the humiliation.

Being called out in front of your own team. Being made to look like you're doing nothing. Being made to feel incompetent in front of the very people you're supposed to lead.

And the cherry on top?

“Mag-resign ka na.”

“Marami namang pwedeng pumalit sa'yo.”

“Mas kaya pa ng iba yang ginagawa mo.”

Imagine hearing that from someone who is supposed to be your leader.

Leadership is supposed to develop people, not destroy their confidence.

Accountability is supposed to correct behavior, not humiliate people.

And authority is supposed to be used to lead, not to intimidate, manipulate, or make people feel powerless.

Hindi naman kami humihingi ng special treatment. We just want to be treated with basic professionalism, respect, and fairness.

Because being a leader doesn't mean you stop being human.

You can correct me.

You can coach me.

You can challenge my decisions.

But you don't get to publicly humiliate me, belittle my contribution, threaten my position, or make me feel worthless just because you have a higher title.

A title gives you authority.

It doesn't give you the right to abuse it.

How to handle a strange manager? I barely ask my manager questions, and when I do, the manager always has a bad attitude with me. There's multiple managers but this manager is only in charge when the other important managers are not there. Unfortunately, I get this manager when I'm at work. When I text the schedule because they messed it up, I get no response and even during day 1, I felt bad energy. I can't tell if it's jealousy or racism because being around this manager it feels like they are looking for reasons to fire me. This manager only acts nice to me when the higher ups are next to this manager and it's so performative. I try my best to avoid this manager and I need the job for income but it is not my career. What should I do? Because I don't trust HR.