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The Careerologist: Help! My new manager has given me a formal warning

When you have a difficult boss, swallowing your pride is sometimes the first step to keeping your job

The Careerologist: Help! My new manager has given me a formal warning
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I've held a senior role at my firm for nearly 20 years but recently a new manager came in and is making my life a misery. I made a mistake in a client report the other day and he got HR involved for a formal disciplinary hearing! I don't really want to leave but I'm not sure what else I can do.

Reading between the lines, I suspect you are not being as reasonable as you might think you are.

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