His old manager was nice one minute, rude and snappy the next, had drug problems and was volatile.
He's been replaced with a female manager who seemed nicer initially but seems to have suddenly changed over the last couple of weeks.
I get they're under stress but it's no excuse for treating people like that.
The woman will just be off with him and he said she barely looked at him the other day.
Seems incredibly petty and picking at every minor thing he does. She's right to point out if her staff make errors but these things aren't even errors, it's her taking offence at every minor thing he might say or do. "Telling him off" in front of everyone.
She also told him off for literally doing something she was also doing, I was there when it happened.
Then a day later she can be cheerful again. Only a month ago she was saying how great he's doing and wanting to meet up out of work etc.
Now suddenly flipped.
I know he's miserable at the moment.
I don't want to be a 'fixer' but want to support him. I tried to say to him how he should keep being assertive and gave examples of how I had tried to be.
She sometimes speaks to him like a child even though she's 2 years younger. I told him that managers are in no way above us as people, just doing a different role.
I think he should just look for another job but that's up to him. It's a small place so there isn't even a HR really.
How could I support him?