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Victim of smear campaign? |
| Message Name: |
Smeared and Slimed |
| Date Posted: |
07/22/2003 |
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My heart felt sympathy to you and your family member! I know what this is all about for it has happened to me, and I also have a friend who has had this happen to her too.(It's not uncommon). And it can take quite awhile to get other work in the same field. My friend ended up getting other jobs that were in a different field before being able to get back to her chosen career. With me, I managed to make my own way in self employment, and if I ever needed a reference I would get it from a past supervisor and/or a collegue who I had worked with. I would make sure that he gets some of his collegues to give him a reference and any past supervisor that he has had, and if he has any past performance reviews make sure that he gets a photo copy of each of them. It is a digusting thing that one individual can get away with doing this to another! I would try to work around this nut of a manager, and see if I could get a reference from someone else in authority there. If this is absolutely not possible then I would REALLY FIGHT IT for as much FINANCIAL compensation that I could get because it may take awhile to recover from this and be able to land another job within the same field. Don't let this nut destroy your future and your career! Go around her or over top of her for a reference from someone else!. Most likely this manager will NOT be there for very long, because what goes around eventually comes around! Mark my words her days there are NUMBERED.... both me and also my friend's experiences have proved it to be true! |
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When I worked at the NYC office of a major European financial institution based in Frankfurt I was the target of a smear campaign because my boss was shuffled from her position as a relationship manager to a group leader in credit administration - a perceived demotion. Because of her machinations I had a "reputation" which precluded a transfer elsewhere and eventually led to my being let go in a downsizing. Soon after (ten day after my "lay-off") I landed a great job where I flourished for many years and was respected, well regarded and appreciated. In that position I occasionally dealt with many of my former colleagues from the old job and eventaully one admitted that my "reputation" was grossly unearned and that I was actaully quite the opposite (extremely skilled and knowledgable). As for my former boss she was eventaully forced out and went on to be an SVP at another organization. I see her sometimes at bank meetings and ignore her. This is my way of saying "you are full of it - and you have no power over me any more."
Your family member - sue and sue based on gender discrimination; make the powers that be regret the decision to make Ms. 20-something a manager. She will ultimately fail and then they will need someone with age and experience to clean up her mess. Its what usually happens in cases like these.
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