Does anyone else feel like they’re reporting to a ghost, or just me?

ef · 2026-05-24T04:03:05.631Z

I’m sitting in the breakroom staring at my org chart and I honestly want to cry. How did we get here? I have three different "dotted-line" leads, and every single one of them contradicts the other by noon. It’s like a game of musical chairs where the music never stops, and I’m the one who ends up standing without a seat every time a project stalls. I spent all morning prepping a deck for one lead, only to have a second lead pull me into a sync to tell me that entire direction is "de-prioritized." I’m paralyzed. If I pick a lane, I’m insubordinate to someone else. If I wait for consensus, I’m labeled "slow" or "not proactive." I feel like a ping-pong ball in a vacuum. My performance review is looming, and I have zero clue what “good” even looks like anymore because the goalposts move depending on which meeting I’m in. Is this just the new Target reality, or am I finally losing my grip? I’m terrified that when the next round of cuts hits, I’ll be the one to go because nobody can actually define what I do.

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