u/sstormblessed

I’m Latina and I work in a professional environment in Canada. I’ve noticed that my manager started out extremely friendly and enthusiastic, but over time became more dismissive in subtle ways, interrupting me while speaking, ignoring questions sometimes, cutting into conversations, or standing with her back toward me in certain situations.

I’m genuinely curious if this is just a personality thing, stress, a management style, or maybe a cultural communication difference that I’m misunderstanding.

Has anyone experienced something similar or know why some people behave this way at work?

At my job there’s a person who is still super nice and friendly with everyone, but at the same time she’s very critical and always wants things done her way.

One of my coworkers even politely explained to her not to get so involved in our work, but she still keeps giving comments, correcting things that do not directly affect her, and pointing out things she does not like.

She also compares everything to the company she worked at before and talks like everything there was done better.

It honestly makes me curious why some people feel the need to do that constantly. Has anyone else experienced this? Why is this people like this?

I’m Latina and I work in a professional environment in Canada. I have always been respectful, calm, collaborative, and professional at work, which is why I feel so confused by my manager’s behavior lately.

At first she seemed extremely friendly and enthusiastic, but over time she started interrupting me while I speak, ignoring my questions, cutting into conversations when I’m talking to someone else, asking me to leave the office when another person comes in, and sometimes standing in front of me with her back turned toward me.

The behavior feels strangely aggressive and dismissive, and I genuinely do not understand why. I’m wondering if anyone else, especially immigrants or Latinos, has experienced something similar in Canadian workplaces.