A woman comes to work and finds that her computer access has been revoked. An ambitious professional is passed up time and again for promotion because her bosses have a favorite. A young analyst makes a suggestion to a VP and ends up with a negative performance review for his trouble.
The corporate world can be shocking, unfair, and disrespectful of employees who have put blood, sweat, and tears into the company. Surprise terminations are a common firing method, because many bosses do not want to give their employees any time to fight back. But you can learn how to anticipate an employee ambush, and how to handle it with dignity and control if it does happen.
Employee ambushes are not just surprise firings. They can also include being passed over for a promotion or being demoted, becoming a scapegoat, or being the target of a “delegation ambush,” which means receiving a huge, bound-to-fail project just twenty-four hours before it is due.
All of these can throw you for a loop. But through this manual, you can learn and understand your employee rights and the different ways to react to these unexpected situations.
