Hi all, Just graduated and working in MNC tech. I did not see my manager for 3 months (he was on annual leave) when I first joined and I did not have any work to do then.
When he was back, he assigned a team member to give me some work to do. I completed and send my work to him in the next few hours and I then need to wait for another week to have something else to do.
Usually, HR conducts chats with us and I asked if I can be transferred to another team. They told me they will forward my case to relevant “stakeholders” but I did not know it will escalate to something really big. My manager was notified and one of the directors came down to talk to me (asked me if I liked my team, what I was doing, what was the problem etc.).
I simply told him that the work I do does not meet my career goals to avoid further issues.
The director assured me that he will try his best to help me in this case but he told me it won’t be too soon when I switch teams. I overthink too often and I do not know if I can stay on the job with the current team long enough. Do I quit my job? What should I have done or do now?
Did I ruin my career? Any feedbacks/advices are appreciated.
Here are what netizens think:
- Should speak to your direct reporting first rather than escalating
- Wait for story to unfold itself…
- Ridiculous.
1) According to your story, your manager did not have someone covering for him while he was away. This is either poor planning on your manager’s part, or this is a half-truth.
2) Just because you were not assigned any work does not mean you should sit around and do nothing. Did you offer to help your colleagues or seek out new information related to your job?
3) You lack EQ and awareness of the potential consequences of your actions, thinking that the HR is so free to chat without a reason.