To give some background, I have worked for this organisation for over 10 years. It was truly a wonderful organisation until around a year ago when it was effectively taken over by another organisation, nearly all of the exec team were replaced by the other organisations’ and since then it’s just awful.
I’m in a senior role and so have responsibility for a number of teams, my teams are great individuals but struggling to adjust to the new culture and are looking to me for support and assurances which I just cannot give. My new director is awful, bad mouths people constantly, is a real bully, power mad and seems to get off on pushing people to their breaking point.
I was recently passed two extra teams to manage, but overnight the director is expecting me to know all of the answers about everything and is intent that I need to “sort them out” despite these issues being things that had been allowed to carry on under my directors eyes for years!
I just know it isn’t going to get any better, I’m actively applying for roles elsewhere but the market is tough. Every night before work I am tense and stressed. I’m a single Mum to young children with no financial support so quitting isn’t an option without another role lined up. I do get sick pay, I know that the moment I go off I’ll be seen as the new victim for my director but I just don’t know what else to do, it’s honestly making me miserable and I’m snappy with my children and not who I ever thought I’d be.