What to do when faced with a hostile environment in the workplace..?
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New boss has excluded me from what would typically be my duties. I am not included in meetings or changes to products that I typically manage. I am a 50 year old female and fear that I am going to be let go. I have been with the company for more than 6 years with excellent performance reviews.
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Is the new boss just a jerk? Do you think he’s trying to squeeze you out because of your age or gender? If you haven’t done so already, I would start documenting exactly what’s going on.
The fact that you have years of prior excellent performance reviews and suddenly get a new boss who is singling you out, smells a little like your boss might be setting you up to make it appear that you can no longer do your job. Any indication that this new person was brought in to “clean house” of older workers?
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Request a meeting with your manager and discuss the way you feel by being open and honest. If you are not doing things as he/she expects then as a manager it is there job to let you know and try to support you. If you do not know then how can you improve. Take your job description along to your meeting if it is specific and you can clearly point out what you should be doing.
Ask if there is anything you could do better.
Ask if your boss if you should take minutes for him/her at the meeting so you have a formal record to protect you in the future.
You need to angle things so that you appear concerned that your boss doing more work than they should be and that you want to offer support.
Good luck