Being used as a political pawn
I came from a previous job with a manager that would always shield me against dirty politics and supported my career growth and really enjoyed my time working there. My current boss at new company is the complete opposite. He’d use me as a political pawn and tell me to send nasty emails to teams that are doing poorly and cc a bunch of people for visibility. When I meet with these people, I can sense they do not like me and get combative for calling them out in an email with everyone included but I had to do what I had to do because that’s what my boss told me to do. Then whenever my boss speaks to these people individually or in a meeting he’d pretend he had no clue about the emails and praise their progress and work. It’s miserable working here because everyone hates me for doing what I’m told by narcissist boss.