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[quote=Anonymous]I've been working for close to 15 years. In that time, I have had many managers / coworkers and can honestly say I never had significant 'issues' with anyone, particularly the bosses. I've consistently been recognized as a high performer, been promoted multiple times, and think I am generally easy to work with and get along with. I stay in touch with many former bosses and colleagues, and am regularly approached by a couple of my bosses with job opportunities.

However, at my most recent job, I dealt with an extremely toxic boss who I felt essentially targeted me from day 1. I won't get into the details, but it was unlike anything I had experienced before. I was dealing with a health issue at the time and this added a huge amount of stress; I would hardly sleep and absolutely dreaded work. I saw similar cruel behavior towards other employees (one who was fired, unfairly IMO) and decided to move on after only being at the job a short time. I luckily landed another job (after interviewing multiple places and taking time to evaluate the culture, work environment, etc.)

This probably sounds ridiculous, but I feel like this incident shook my confidence quite a bit and I'm having a lot of anxiety about starting the new job. I am not sure why this is impacting me the way it is, but I've been worrying about encountering a similar manager / questioning whether I am actually good in my role!

Has anyone dealt with something similar / have advice on putting this situation in the past?[/quote]

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