Discuss the following case and decide as a group how to respond.

You have been with a company for a long time. You know your job well and the jobs of those around you. You are transferred to another site where you are now working for a newly instituted manager, Carmen, who has little experience in the company. You get along well with others and with Carmen. You shared your insights about the company and top management with Carmen. Fast-forward one year. You are in line for a promotion, and Carmen has started telling others that you are unhappy with the company. In addition, you seem to be in trouble with Carmen all the time now—called on the carpet for minor, even meaningless, infractions.

You suspect that she is trying to keep you down because you may surpass her. You overheard her talking to another staff member about you. What do you do?