I’m stuck
I just returned from maternity leave after my entire pregnancy my boss tried to set me up for getting rid of me. There was a reorg while I was out and I wasn’t moved despite asking to be moved. I’m afraid there is a narrative about my having “performance issues” going on and I’m currently being set up to fail. I have some contacts in other orgs to try and move there but I wanted it to be about the opportunity to work on what I like doing and not because I am trying to get away from this boss. But I think she would try to sabotage me leaving the team and talk badly about me to my perspective bosses because she wants me to quit/get fired/get laid off. Do I tell those perspective bosses what’s happening and hope they understand or risk my boss telling them some false narrative? I’ve been applying like crazy to other jobs too but the job market is insane right now. I am a high performer and have been killing myself to try and escape this team and nothing has worked, networking out of their reach where it’s their word vs mine seems like my only last move before just quitting with nothing, which is what she wants.
Posted May 12, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC