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Or your manager arbitrarily decides they don't like you (particularly in startup-like environments with limited process). It shouldn't happen, but it does.

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My friend who has wider experiences changing jobs than me also said the same thing as your comment and its parent. Workplace politics is a real thing.

Not only is it a real thing, at some workplaces it's the main event.

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