| Topic Name: |
Miserable, so Quitting Amicably |
| Message Name: |
SM300 |
| Date Posted: |
02/05/2006 |
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Unfortunately, I began reporting to a boss last year who for some reason is insecure and is on a mission to break my spirit and consistently gives me horrible feedback (not constructive) and reviews despite the fact that my assignment reports average close to a "1" for many years and I have strong network of support with many partners/directors. In my nearly ten years with the firm, I have consistently received year-end bonuses, I have received multiple "spot bonuses" and I have gotten countless congratulatory e-mails and phone calls from office managing partners and national partner in charge and high ranking client relationship partners for client wins and successful results on engagements.
Notwithstanding my network of support, I report to this one boss and based upon discussions I've had with others, this boss clearly wants me to leave the firm. On many occasions, this boss has tried to besmirch my reputation and has a penchant for twisting facts into half-truths and trying to making me look incompetent.
This boss is so condescending and treats everyone who isn't wealthy and isn't perceived as his equal like a peon and like they are stupid. Boss talks about the multi-million dollar house and brags about money to people who are struggling to support their family and pay their mortgage without a clue of how it sounds to others. Boss has even scolded service people (not PwC employees) in public to make them feel inadequate and stupid.
I want to make it clear, I am not being knocked on my technical ability, as a matter of fact, boss points out in my evaluation that I am one of the most technically competent professionals in the entire country and I deal with extremely complex clients and transactions on a regular basis. This is just someone who is mean and who looks for reasons to knock people down. I think Boss doesn't like the fact that I can manage my own client relationships and I am smart and other people have grown to trust and like me over the many years I've been with the firm and that I am not dependent on boss to keep me busy. Boss prefers to work on boss's own projects and just sit back and watch me do the work and look for places to criticize my performance.
Anyway, based upon the firm's balanced scorecard and all of the metrics used to measure individual performance as well as the other feedback reports, I am doing extremely well and there are probably two dozen partners that would vouch for my high level of performance.
If I have to leave the firm I want to do so on my own terms so I have not told anyone in a position of power about this boss's behavior. I do not perceive this as harassment nor is it gender discrimination- boss is very politically correct. It's simply a case of someone treating someone else badly. I just can't survive much longer working for someone who has an axe to grind with me day-in and day-out.
I have a good sense for how the firm politics work and the moment I approach someone about it and these issues come out in the open, boss is going to use everything in the arsenal to ruin me as I have seen him try to do with others. Boss is well-connected and despite the fact I know dozens of partners that like me and have written me positive feedback reports in the past, boss is vindictive and if confronted will...well??you can figure out what boss will try to do.
It pains me tremendously to leave my job and my co-workers whom I truly enjoy working with. PwC is an amazing firm with so many great benefits- 99.99% of the people are wonderful.
Do I find another job and just leave quietly and keep this a secret so that no bridges are burned as I have no interest in a battle... a battle that there's no way I can walk away from without being defeated and badly bruised. When the boss you report to just doesn't like you and constantly criticizes you without providing any constructive feedback, mentoring, or developing, there's no choice but to leave, right? |
| Message: |
If I were you, I would have never put up with this partners shit for so long. If you as good of an employee as you say, then PwC should value having dedicated people like you. If you want to stay, then I would email someone high up. Dennis Nally, Head of HR or someone to that effect. Local office partners may not be enough. If you dont want to stay, then I would say start looking for jobs without letting anyone know and then give two weeks and go quietly. If your not up for a battle with this partner then quietly is probably your best bet. Hope this helped.
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