Targeted

The awkward thing about the upcoming restructuring at work is knowing next to nothing about what is planned for the department, yet having direct reports be laser-certain that I do. And resenting me for it. It's so strange, because of course, there's nothing I can say to convince them otherwise: they have assigned me to the "them" side of us-versus-them. That's OK; they need to be angry with someone and I'm accessible and safe to be angry with. But on the other hand, it's difficult. It makes me feel like even more of an island.