AboutJoan Schramm Expertise I can answer questions about handling difficult bosses or co-workers, motivation, team-building, and just getting along in an organization. I am also an expert on conflict resolution and communication as well as other issues dealing with business relationships.
Experience Joan is a professional Coach and the founder of Momentum Coaching, www.achieve-momentum.com. Her experience is from over twenty-five years of business leadership, training and coaching.
Organizations Coach Training Alliance, Coachville, Attractionville, 247 Coaching, Solo-E
Publications Many of my articles have appeared in local newspapers and online at sites like www.ezines.com, www.marketingseek.com, www.articlecity.com, www.exactseek.com and others.
Education/Credentials BS in English
MS in Human Resource Management
Certified Coach through the Coach Training Alliance
Question Is this hostile? I was told by 2 different higher peers that a couple top management officials in my chain of command that they want me fired. One lower ranking employee also told me that our new boss first mission it to clean house and fire my 2 higher peers including myself. I have not done anything but a good job for this organization for the last 11 years. I executed 95% of our budget while the rest of the employees execute 5%, which I have direct supervision of these employees who execute the other 5%. I have nothing but good comments from people, contractors, higher management at headquarters, CEOs, etc. My new boss want to approved every project I work on, but misses work more than he is in the office. I have brought this to my chain-of-command and also my Personnel Office. My chain has not done anything, and the Personnel Office said I have to go to my chain of command.
Answer This is not a hostile work environment. This is a case of you listening to gossip and innuendo from other employees who probably don't know any more than you do about what's going on. When a new person comes in to an organization, the rumor mill always works overtime and most of what you hear won't bear any resemblance to the truth. If you are truly concerned, then go directly to your boss and say, "Boss, I've heard from several different employees that I'm going to be terminated. Can you tell me what's really going on?"
However, going to your boss should be your last resort. Continue to do your job as well as you can, make every effort to get along with and be valuable to your new boss, stop reporting your new boss to the chain-of-command, and get your resume in order and start looking for a new job -- just in case.
I wrote an article on this subject, called "Strategies to Avoid Being Laid-off, or Cushion the Blow." You can read it at http://tinyurl.com/lbf49
