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[quote=Anonymous]I left my last job because my manager was an ass. He was a new hire, and had been with the company for about 3 months before he started firing senior staff. 8/10 senior staff were either fired or quit within the first six months. I got sick in the midst of all of this and was going through chemotherapy and was on steroids and all sorts of disgusting drugs. I could barely do my job. I was on part-time FMLA and didn't get the support I needed; he cut a member of my department when I was in the hospital. I returned from a 2 week hospital stay to a department in crisis and my staff were incredibly stressed out. Former boss really is THAT awful. He called a former employees potential employer and told them not to hire her. I feel he would do anything and everything in his power to harm my career. I complained to HR about him after I quit which launched a formal investigation into his workplace behavior. Other former employees have said they now have workplace PTSD because of how awful he was.

The thing is, I gave him 5 days notice when I quit. I knew he was gearing up to give me a final and third written warning. So I basically said "f it" and left for a new job. I'm worried that reputation has followed me. I was interviewed for a similar position when the hiring manger noted that he knew my previous boss. I never got a callback.

The thing is, I'm interviewing tomorrow for a similar position and I don't know how to disclose why I left my previous job. It puts me in a bad position because it's where I have the most and strongest experience. Is it appropriate to say that I "needed a change?" and disclose nothing more? I don't want this awful former boss to follow me wherever I go. [/quote]

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