I've worked in the same company for a number of years; during a period of 5 years or so I was in a very female dominated team which suited me very well, I got on with both senior and junior direct reports in different countries (or so I thought)...
Fast forward to my line manager going on maternity leave which meant I could get a bit more exposure to senior managers and show them what I was capable of...(she kinda played down that part of my role whilst around).
Her maternity leave also coincided with a number necessary redundancies (i.e. my team+me). I was left as (as a junior manager) trying to do the best by direct reports and also best for me. I managed to get one of my direct reports (who would have been made redundant for being a bit lazy) a job elsewhere in the firm. Others I managed to help out as well as much as possible.
Safe to say I did what I could...with what I had....I'm pleased to say no one lost their job/got made redundant.
Out of this process I also got a good job in another department.
Fast forward to this process being over - everyone still had a role BUT they all hate me...for whatever reason none of them talk to me. My previous direct reports (who hated my boss for being a controlling individual amongst other things) are all best buddies with her and each other.
I'm seen as the evil witch in the process.
It's obviously upsetting that these people think of me like this, however I can live with this - I'm now working in a great team with lovely people who don't treat me like crap and do value me; I guess my aibu is what could i have done differently? I was genuinely trying to help people and clearly I have the wrong approach...
Thanks for sticking this long...:) x