My poor friend. She's had a career change in her 40s. She moved from a physical job to a desk job.
The job she's taken would usually be done by school leavers and pays very little, but it does have a clear career path if she sticks with it. She's on a probation period right now.
Her work environment is completely toxic. Her manager is awful.
I've been in the corporate world a long time and there's no way any of what's happening would fly in a big corporation. I'm horrified by it.
The problem is, all my advice really works in a big organisation with clear escalation paths and policies, which is what I'm used to.
I'm running out of advice to give her. I want to tell her to run for the hills, but she has to put food on the table for her kids (plus, as I say, there is a career path).
She's an intelligent, incredible woman and sees through all the toxicity, but has no idea what to do about it.
Any experiences of such things in a smaller office environment? I feel like I'm being a bit useless but really want to help!