I stayed too long in a job at a company that was turning / had turned toxic. It takes that experience to be able to not only recognize it in the future, but also know to act on it before it goes too far.
The combination of these two statements in the post give me the "chills of recognition" of a bad situation:
> In a company of a thousand, everyone knew me by name. I've created dozens of tools that are still used in the company to this day.
> I was assuming a position of leadership, I was very popular, yet I had no power.
If this is you, you need to evaluate your situation coldly and logically. Why do you have no power? You're either delusional about your level of influence and utility within the company, or the company is a boys club (I believe the term 'lifestyle company' was used to describe a previous place of employment of mine) and you're not a member.
And fundamentally, do your "network of influence" research before you tattle on ANYONE. That's a primary school lesson.
The combination of these two statements in the post give me the "chills of recognition" of a bad situation:
> In a company of a thousand, everyone knew me by name. I've created dozens of tools that are still used in the company to this day.
> I was assuming a position of leadership, I was very popular, yet I had no power.
If this is you, you need to evaluate your situation coldly and logically. Why do you have no power? You're either delusional about your level of influence and utility within the company, or the company is a boys club (I believe the term 'lifestyle company' was used to describe a previous place of employment of mine) and you're not a member.
And fundamentally, do your "network of influence" research before you tattle on ANYONE. That's a primary school lesson.