A few years ago after a restructure, new bosses came in to my work. I was on leave when they started, but received a Facebook friend request from my new boss, as did all my colleagues, despite never having met me. I accepted it, despite thinking it a bit strange.
A couple of years later, I had to take out a grievance at work, which I won. I won't go into the details, as it was quite complicated, but it wasn't against my boss, but a legal matter. I won the grievance.
Not long after, I noticed that my boss had blocked me on Facebook. She has now unblocked me, but I'm not friended. All of my colleagues remain as Facebook friends. Since lockdown we've been working from home, and she has mentioned things that she's posted on social media on the work WhatsApp group, telling people to look at them. The most recent is pictures of her new granddaughter. I know I shouldn't, but I feel deliberately left out, and it feels like this unfriending has been used in an almost bullying manner. I don't think there is anything I can do about it without looking needy and petulant, but it feels like I've been excluded from the rest of my colleagues to make some sort of point. Is it unreasonable to feel this way? It all feels very juvenile, but has made me feel very uncomfortable!