What would you do in my position?
I stepped into a senior role working working closely with a senior executive who is lovely. This role, however, feels very different from what was discussed.
My supervisor (who reports to the senior executive directly) seems to be actively limiting my visibility and access to key meetings/resources/systems which I require to do my job. I have learned from colleagues that said supervisor deliberately removed my name from key meetings, which the role is supposed to attend. I have also been advised that I should engage with the senior executive via said supervisor, even though the senior executive directly reaches out to me.
My workload has also expanded considerably beyond what was initially agreed (12-14 hour days) and at the same time, the work is becoming admin tasks, completely different to what I was hired to do and something 2-3 junior people could do. My request for support was denied. When I have led the development of strategic work, my supervisor then handed it over to the other manager to present, despite my excellent presentation skills. The other manager who reports to my supervisor, also seems to be actively ‘managing’ me by assigning me tasks, despite both of us being at the same level.
There is a lot more but can’t go into detail here. This is beyond anything I have experienced in over 2 decades of working.
I am a woman of colour in a predominantly white senior leadership environment, and recently spoke with two other colleagues, both non-white, from the same team who shared very similar experiences with my supervisor.