I was recently put on probation at work with no prior warnings. During the probation meeting, my new boss said "I'm giving you some clear steps for improvement, but I don't think you're going to be able to do it." Am I being set up to fail?
I've been at this company for 25 years and in my current position for 14 years. My reviews have been overwhelming positive. In fact, two bosses ago, I asked to be moved into a lower paid position doing something I enjoy more and was told "you're too valuable in your current position."
Three or four months ago, a new boss was brought in and I asked him for some clarity on my position in these changing times. He said he was going to talk to some people and get back to me.
Last week, he called me into a meeting to follow up on my request and, during the course of the meeting, he told me he's putting my on probation, giving me a timeline to improve and furthermore that he doesn't think I'm going to be able to do it - those exact words. I was gobsmacked - I had just been given a commendation by the company president two days before for my excellent work leading my time during the pandemic.
Anyhow, two of his other underlings - also long term, well respected employees - recently resigned suddenly "for health reasons." I suspect that I am being set up to fail so that they either have an excuse to fire me, or so that I resign. I'm good at my job, but I'm expensive since I've been there so long and I have no doubt they can find somebody decent at a significantly lower price.
Am I being paranoid? I am not claiming I'm perfect in the job and I can always do better (and made positive changes in response to critique in the past), but that line about "I don't think you're going to be able to do it" just makes me feel like I'm being set up to fail. It's been over a week and he hasn't given me a timeline or a list of needed improvements.
As a result, I've already started working on my resume and reaching out to recruiters, but if I'm being oversensitive, I want to give it some time so I don't walk away from a company that I've been loyal to for decades. |
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