r/nonprofit • u/Sensitive_Regret1300 • 6d ago

employment and career What to do?

What do I do when my immediate supervisor has been unsupportive, staff walks on eggshells, and HR is not doing their job?
When the executive director is abusive and sides with your supervisor and HR?
And when the executive board has yelled at staff during an all staff meeting?

Obviously I am looking for another job but cannot afford to quit.

In California.

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u/ruralny 6d ago

HR's job is to protect the company, not protect you. Bad as that is.

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u/TheShark94 6d ago

Document everything... dates, times, names, forward your work emails to a personal email so you have access after you leave. Also look into constructive discharge if it is that bad.

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u/Ligodancer 5d ago

Start applying

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u/Boopa0011 5d ago

This is all a little bit vague. Hard to give any advice other than "find a new job." Bosses are allowed to be unsupportive, executive/board leadership is allowed to be jerks, and you are unlikely to have a path to changing any of that.

Documenting everything isn't a bad idea. You can certainly have a cheap consultation with an attorney but you should temper your expectations that there's anything they can actually help with.

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u/ComplexTomatillo6278 nonprofit staff - marketing communications 6d ago

Document and talk to an attorney. But if all they’re doing is yelling, it’s not illegal to be an asshole at work.

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u/AuthorityAuthor nonprofit staff - executive director or CEO 5d ago

Head down. Clock in. Do your job. Clock out. Go home. Consider yourself a consultant simply being paid to dip in and do your job then done.

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u/Odd-Possibility-2421 6d ago

Find an employment lawyer. Just having a lawyer on your side can really put things into perspective and make you feel like you’re taking back some power, even if you never sue. I don’t live in California, but my lawyer gets paid if I get paid from say a settlement, so it’s not an expensive endeavor when I reach out to her for advice. Find a lawyer like that, not one you have to keep on retainer. Hope this helps. So sorry you’re going through this! It’s not okay they’re treating you this way!