Situation · Work
“My boss has gone quiet and ignores my messages”
What could be going on
Personalisation: You may be reading it as about you; check whether they are quiet with everyone right now.
Burnout: Overload often looks like withdrawal; check whether their workload or pressure has spiked recently.
Silent treatment: Going quiet to signal displeasure fits if it started right after a disagreement or a mistake.
Conflict modes (Thomas-Kilmann): Avoiding a hard conversation fits if feedback or bad news is pending and they dodge meetings.
Mind reading: Check whether you have concluded what they think without asking them directly.
Rejection sensitivity: If silence from authority hits you hard and fast, your own alarm may be amplifying it.
Questions to carry
- When did the replies stop, and what else changed at work for my boss around then?
- Each time a message goes unanswered, what story do I tell myself about what I did?
Also said as
- my manager stopped replying to me
- why is my boss ignoring me all of a sudden
- she used to be friendly and now she barely talks to me at work
- boss ghosting me
- supervisor not answering my emails or texts
- my boss went silent on me