Today my boss tore into me. To the point I felt threatened.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like his leaving is not voluntary!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bring your phone and record your next interaction, if you can't have a third party present.
Document this last interaction.
Avoid him at all costs.
If you enjoy your job- make this work until December. it's tempting to want a pound of flesh after being treated in such a way, but not worth it.

Just curious- are you both men?

isn't it illegal to record him without telling him? Or would you tell him?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like his leaving is not voluntary!

Yep, and OP's open sentence says a lot...sorry OP, it maybe your attitude toward him leaving? Could be you seem too happy to see him go. BUT your boss is out of line!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bring your phone and record your next interaction, if you can't have a third party present.
Document this last interaction.
Avoid him at all costs.
If you enjoy your job- make this work until December. it's tempting to want a pound of flesh after being treated in such a way, but not worth it.

Just curious- are you both men?

isn't it illegal to record him without telling him? Or would you tell him?

No. It's not. It's legal as long as one of you knows it's being taped. It would be illegal to bug his office.

[Anonymous]

Be careful. Even though he sounds like a loose cannon - he also sounds like he has connections and is pretty high up. Depending on your industry, he could kill your reputation in places far beyond your current org.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

isn't it illegal to record him without telling him? Or would you tell him?

It's not exactly "illegal" to record someone without telling them (i.e. Maryland), you just can't use it against them in court.

When in doubt, ALWAYS record. Any serious conversation like this with HR or your boss should always be recorded. Buy one, run a shoestring through it, and wear it under your shirt or blouse. Wear something bulky, if necessary.

[Anonymous]

My impression is that in his mind, he had unfinished business with you - he didn't like you. Sorry, I dont mean to make you feel bad. He might be a nasty jerk and you might be sweet as pie, but it is what it is.

So, you steer clear of him completely, smile and be so so so nice when you see him, just yes whatever he says. For goodness sake, don't talk back!!!!!!! Just keep your job till he is G O N E!! Then, youre straight.

[Anonymous]

I am really impressed with the way you handled yourself while this was happening. A lot of people would have lost their composure, either getting angry or crying. I'm impressed you had the presence of mind to warn him that you might have to leave the room if his posture toward you didn't change.
I definitely would think about sharing this incident with HR, if only because it was completely unnecessary for him to be so menacing, and they will want to know/be prepared if he acts this way toward anyone else. I think you can take the high road and say that you don't need them to intervene, but you just wanted to report that this person was behaving in a way that you found uncharacteristically erratic and you were concerned.