Strong Company and Mission, Inconsistent Leadership Experience - Marketing Manager Affinity Development Group Employee Review

My experience changed significantly during my final years under new leadership. The environment shifted from collaboration and support to one driven by control, inconsistency, and image management. Communication expectations became unclear and frequently changed, despite communication having previously been recognized as one of my professional strengths. After years of positive performance and no disciplinary history, I experienced repeated write-ups tied to assumptions, shifting standards, and reactive management rather than constructive leadership. In the end, micromanagement replaced autonomy. Questions were often met with assumptions instead of curiosity or follow-up conversation. New ideas and process improvements were commonly dismissed with resistance to change rather than evaluated on merit. Recognition for work and accomplishments was limited, while accountability often felt selective. What concerned me most was a leadership style that appeared more focused on managing perception upward than supporting and developing employees downward. Decisions sometimes prioritized appearances over collaboration, and employees with valuable experience or differing perspectives could feel dismissed rather than heard. In some situations, I was encouraged to redirect responsibility toward clients for internal decisions, which conflicted with the accountability and service standards I had spent years building my reputation around. A healthy workplace is built on trust, clarity, mutual respect, and psychological safety. In my experience, those qualities became increasingly difficult to find during my final years.