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overcomingadhd · 2 years
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Dear Toxic Manager, I never asked for your negativity, condescending tone, and gaslighting narcissism. I have always been a good and trustworthy employee with solid performance reviews through my Direct Report. Even though I have ADHD, it does make me born yesterday. You treat me like I am nothing but a dumb pile of dog shit that no one wants to handle. Whenever I try to be a better person and solve problems, you put me down and tell me that I am not suitable for the organization. All the things you have told me are lies, and you drive my anxiety up the wall because you do not care about other people's feelings. You do not care that I am underpaid, working over 40 hours and going over my classification level every week. There are no set rules or fair standards across the board when my colleague gets the benefit of the doubt on things and gets away with doing no work. Regardless of my progression of being on ADHD medication, it is never enough that I finish 30 tasks, and there may be small things missed due to not having support from my team. My performance and learning improved substantially, and I don't believe that it is my fault that my coworker took leave three times during peak periods at work during the pandemic. I am perceived to be a dumb woman when in all reality, I am not. I have taken charge of my life and overshadowed the problems of my coworker not working. Since I am perceived differently and questioned due to my disability, I am not given the promotion I deserve, only due to my empathy, ADHD, and gender. Complaining to HR meant nothing, and I wished you could genuinely see who does all the heavy work and keeps the department from sinking. I kindly ask you to reconsider your thinking and not treat me as a liar. The person lying to you is the one taking the most leave to avoid you. However, I do not care anymore. I have set my sights on leaving this job once I find another job and hope to have luck soon. It feels nice to blow off steam writing this letter online to my blog followers. Despite having my struggles, I have learned to overcome my ADHD and grow my skillsets. The day I hand in my resignation letter will be the best day in my life because I can prove myself to be more competent because I do not need your leadership to succeed in my life. I have been training the person you have put in charge of me and do not wish to be treated like this anymore. I wish you well, and I choose not to work for those who make me feel negative and bad about myself. It is harmful to my emotional health to work for a boss that is not kind, fair, or accommodating towards my ADHD. Sincerely, Your Frustrated ADHD Employee
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