Hi Peeps, I wanted to know your thoughts on this.
During the 2016-2017 period, I was reassigned to a different team, resulting in a significant alteration of my duties and role (my pay stayed same, but role was less technical and more call centre type). This transition was distressing, I broke down in the meeting room when it was disclosed to me, as I had consistently demonstrated dedication to client needs, often working extended unpaid hours, and found the learning process fulfilling. Prior to this transition the particular manager started making the life a bit harder for me.
While my compensation remained unchanged, my career advancement opportunities were subsequently limited. Later on, I found out that the manager who moved me, brought in her then secretive BF into the role, promoted that BF in front of other managers, travelled on conference together on public money, did overtime together and stayed back, and sped up her partner's career significantly. While it took couple of years from my life to rebuild everything. Later on, she left the organisation, and they got married. She cut ties with everyone. A few years later her partner also left the organisation.
I am still very bitter over the experience, and that mistreatment fills my heart with hatred. I was disappointed that some high-up people in the organisation, took no action. Cut to 2024, I have left that organisation now. But I often wonder how different my life would have been, had I stayed in the technical role. Would this be a ground for bullying or some sort of punishment for the manager or my previous employer, who did this?
Edit: Does anyone know anything if this could be reported under corrupt conduct or anything of that sort ? Given that it was a university, which is publicly funded.
Pettiness is cowardly,
There is an overwhelming sense of entitlement and blame in your narrative. I e. "I'm the victim, its and the fault of these people from 8-9 years ago"
Life is full of failures, learning to pick yourself up, move on and remove reckless and toxic people from your life, is ultimately your own responsibility.
When people crossed your boundaries 8-9 years ago, and you didn't or couldn't enforce your boundaries (e.g. get up and leave for something better for whatever reason), you became a victim of your own failure to stand up for yourself and protect your own dignity.
Dwelling on the past, creating a resentful post on the internet, these will change little. Learn to accept responsibility for your own decisions (including doing nothing), forgive yourself for the past, move on and stand up for yourself better next time
Ultimately we have to live with the cards we are dealt, complaining that the world isn't fair, is a bit of an "old man shouts at cloud" moment.