Just wanted to say thank you to everyone, except the trolls, for making me feel more sane and less alone. I worked at BNY for a year. A few months in, after only positive feedback, my manager suddenly told me that I was not meeting expectations. When I asked for more detail, all he could say was I needed to "lean in" more. I busted my a-s after that, which my manager acknowledged, but nothing changed. My skip level even came to me discreetly to discuss how my manager was not a good manager (his words). Despite that, every single one of my manager's direct reports (including me) was laid off as a "low performer"... and he got a promotion.
I had to work frequently with numerous people who have been called out by name in this forum for being useless and difficult. Senior leadership members of my team sought me out to ask about management and morale problems and promised change. A friend who reports to Dermot said this is the worst-run company they've ever worked for. Everyone knows the problems but nothing changes.
I'm sure there are things I could have done differently and better, and I work to improve myself however I can. But I'm reminded here that there were a lot of forces beyond my control. When I'm feeling down, I check this board, remember that there's a lot of people who feel the same as me, and feel a little better.