Document the work before they rewrite the record.
Track shifting expectations, retaliation, public criticism, selective enforcement, impossible deadlines, and the incidents that disappear in verbal conversations.
Start with the part you can prove.
Moving Goalposts
The standard changes after you meet the original requirement.
OPEN THIS PATH → 02Private Praise, Public Blame
The story changes depending on who is in the room.
OPEN THIS PATH → 03Retaliation Pattern
Questions or reports are followed by exclusion, scrutiny, or punishment.
OPEN THIS PATH →Read the behavior. Keep the receipts.
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READ ARTICLE →Stop carrying the whole pattern in your head.
Start one clean record today. You do not need the perfect explanation—you need the sequence.