Working at a startup (sf) doing/leading analytics for <1 year. Have good relationship with teammates and ceo. Manager (direct report to ceo) is emotionally abusive, yells, calls me deeply insecure, and frequently puts me down as a human being in my 1:1. Job is great and Im delivering a lot. Im being paid close to market rate for my position (TC 150k). Also dont want to change jobs before a year. Looking for genuine advice from the Blind community.
Suck it up until your first year options vest then run.
I’m assuming your company doesn’t have a HR department yet?
Not a formal one but theres a guy whos in charge of HR and recruiting
Peace out as quickly as possible. I stayed with same for a year and it was a total waste upon reflection
What happened?
Talk to the CEO. See if you can rep port directly to the CEO.
^ This. Kudos for sticking it out this far, but the sooner you advocate for yourself, the better.
Thanks for the advice
Hey, if I were you I'd get time with the ceo maybe over coffee or lunch, something more intimate than a phone call. Talk about normal business stuff, things hes excited about and that your team also adds value on. Then if you can I'd give him your perceptions of the management style of your manager and ask him how you can best support your manager to change so that such needless behavior and conflicts don't get in the way of meeting overall business goals. This makes it big picture and not personal about you and your manager. Does that make sense? You're asking for advice to help solve the problem which is ultimately his (the ceo's) problem whether you stay or you go. I think a ceo could respect that.
Reallygood advice. Thank you
I worked under an abusive boss like this for 5 years in my 20s, when I didn’t know any better. Now I would just leave and never come back. Look for a new job and make sure you meet your prospective boss before signing on. You don’t deserve to be treated like this. Abusive management is unprofessional and hurts the business.
Would you leave before 1 year?
I'd certainly start looking for something better. Wouldn't leave unless I found it.
Go street on him. "What's up then?"
Would hold out for the one year vest.
It's never worth staying in an abusive relationship
I have done it before but only because I was young and didn't know any better.
Leave if you have a green card
If you're in good standing with ceo, give him a heads up that trouble is brewing. And then, tell your manager he's acting like an asshole
Thanks. The CEO (hes a good guy) has been working for three years with him so not sure if thats too risky