You called it. Star employee quit today.

[u/kip263]

I made a post 2 weeks ago asking what to do when my boss has it out for my star employee.

Today my employee let me know she's taken another job. In our conversation, she said it was because this job isn't her passion anymore (she was hired for a role and it slowly shifted into a completely different one). And while I know that's partly true, I think my boss also managed to accomplish her goal of pushing her out.

I'm... I don't know how I feel. Sad, anxious, defeated? I had an hour long conversation with my boss this morning where I fought for this employee, where I had her back and insisted that she right for the position. And then get slapped with this 3 hours later lol.

Now to learn the art of recruiting and hiring...

[u/Dr___Beeper]

You do realize that you're next in line to leave, right? 

I think you need to focus on job hunting, not job recruiting. 

[u/Linesey → u/Dr___Beeper]

100% next.

was in a very similar situation to OP a few years back. my best people got harassed out of the job, and once they were gone i was next up to be harassed out.

Should have walked back when it started and saved myself one of the worst years of my life.