I'll try and keep this really short. I'd really, really appreciate some thoughts.
My department was being downsized last year. I was offered a job at HQ in Europe that my boss felt should have gone to a colleague as it more closely matched her skills, and he had put her forward for the position. I didn't take the job but it wasn't offered to her, she didn't make it to interview, and he treated me awfully afterwards. Shouting, making my life miserable, getting in the way of doing my job. I had a breakdown, made a complaint and they settled to stop me taking them to tribunal. I have enough savings for a few months, to start up by myself, which I was only contractually allowed to start in January.
DP works in the same place, but a different area. His area has heard nothing about the centralisation, officially. He's been there for six years and they've been promising him a promotion for two, but nothing has happened despite it apparently all being agreed.
Three of five directors quit last week. The department is half the size it was when I was last there in November. There seems to be a lot of arguing and fighting and DP is visibly starting to fall apart. He is the only person left in his team, there used to be five of them.
He had a job interview last week but came second to someone with more relevant experience. He's got a few telephone interviews lined up but has today been 'warned' about taking time off at the last minute 'as it could look like he's going for interviews'.
Do I encourage him to go to a GP? Does he book a day off a week and try and put all interviews there? I'm helping him apply for things. He's got a two month notice period and keeps saying he wants to put his notice in.
I am so worried about him. I could go find a job and give up on what I'm building for now, but I'd have to refund some stuff so I'd be in a worse position for a while. I don't know what to advise him...