That 'open door policy' my old boss had was a trap door

My last manager at the auto parts warehouse swore he had an open door policy, but every time I walked in to flag a safety issue or a scheduling conflict, he'd twist it into evidence I couldn't handle the job. Last October I brought up a mislabeled brake kit that could've gone out to a customer, and he laughed and said, 'Sounds like you need more training, not more meetings.' After the third time that happened, I stopped knocking entirely and just handled things myself, which backfired when the district manager asked why I never escalated problems. Turns out the open door was just a way to collect complaints and use them against you in reviews. I got written up for a mistake I'd tried to warn him about two weeks prior. Has anyone else had a boss use your own proactive reports as ammunition?

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blair_lewis8511d ago

That 'trap door' line is perfect because that's exactly what it was, a hole they dug for you to fall into. Dude was collecting your complaints like ammo for the next review meeting instead of actually fixing anything. Sounds like the only winning move was to not play, but then you get burned for staying quiet too, so it's a rigged game either way.