Do you know what makes me skeptical about your post? You're showing us how it was bad in your EXPERIENCE and how it could be good in your THEORY. Makes me think, that in reality there are no win-situations in such conversations with your manager. THEORETICALLY, we have HR which should protect us, THEORETICALLY, we have whistleblowing and many other possibilities. PRACTICALLY, the manager of your manager or head of HR comes to your manager, they laugh loudly at any complaints, and in the next couple of months, you're leaving or will be fired.
Do you know what makes me skeptical about your post? You're showing us how it was bad in your EXPERIENCE and how it could be good in your THEORY. Makes me think, that in reality there are no win-situations in such conversations with your manager. THEORETICALLY, we have HR which should protect us, THEORETICALLY, we have whistleblowing and many other possibilities. PRACTICALLY, the manager of your manager or head of HR comes to your manager, they laugh loudly at any complaints, and in the next couple of months, you're leaving or will be fired.