I officially told my department’s lead EA that I was quitting and she was so rude. She told me I was immature and questioned my abilities, asking me how I thought I would succeed at my new company if I couldn’t succeed at the current one. Like ma’am, excuse me?

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I feel validated.

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Oh my. She sounds like someone I worked with many years ago. She wanted a dissertation on why I was ordering pens for a Managing Director. I told her his quill broke and the inkwell dried up.

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E1, I can't like this too many times!

This person sounds exactly like the lead EA on my company’s EA team. She pulled something similar on an ex-co-worker who was leaving for a better opportunity and profesional growth. Definitely a 🚩 I’m paying attention to for when that time comes. I think she is either jealous or scorned she has to potentially take on more work until they backfill your position…Sounds like SHE’S the problem!

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She called me and another new hire that quickly quit “bad hires”. She’s super controlling and wants everyone to work similarly to her. The onboarding is crazy strict. It just felt like such a toxic environment and I felt so watched, even though I’m fully remote! Hopefully you don’t have to cross paths with a person like this. My boss wants me to speak to HR about it.

I hope you flag this behavior to HR in your exit interview.

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I am! My boss encouraged me to do so.

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