I work for a nonprofit law firm, and I used to enjoy working with them because my co-workers were easy to get along with, and I felt like my work was meaningful. I wasn’t just filling the pockets of some rich guy who wanted more money, I was helping low-income people in the right direction to obtain an attorney when no one else could help them.
Ever since new upper management took over, things only went downhill from here. More than half of our staff is gone ever since our new managing attorney showed up, yet she still insists on blaming us instead of taking responsibility.
My new manager has loathed me (and my co-workers) since day one. She’s constantly looking for small non-issues to blow out of porportion and act like they’re a big deal.
I already know I’m getting fired. They haven’t told me, but it’s obvious they want me gone. They put me on probation because I “followed the directions of my old supervisors, and my new one didn’t like it”. Whenever I express my concerns, she plays the “Nuh uh, I don’t wanna hear it!” card.
Where am I supposed to go from here? I wouldn’t mind making less money than I currently make, which is $43,000 per year.
Make a list of all the things that went bad and turn them into questions for the interview.
For example, you say management is new and half the staff have left. Ask the new employer about turnover rates, how long people have been in their current position, how long with the organization, etc.
If they don’t offer it, ask to interview people in the position for which you are replying and people with whom you would work. Ask the how quickly they advanced, how the supervisors
Remember, you are interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you.
Don’t wait for them to fire you. Get out there, now.
Start looking, but let them fire you so you can get unemployment while you’re searching for something better.
This is the crux of it. You’re not begging for alms. If the prospective employer thinks you should be, get up and leave.