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Struggling with inexperienced manager, job at risk due to bad rating - how to react?
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this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2023
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Speak to your skip-line manager with what you wrote here and see if you can change teams.
Otherwise start applying to jobs (maybe start internally if you're in a large company).
There's no use in staying in a bad situation.
Hey! So the situation is that we're still having a hiring freeze, but soon I'd have a new manager anyway if I can stay in my current team. I like everyone else I'm working with. I'm worried that if I tell my skip level these things openly she may consider me a backstabber. In a different job market I'd probably already have left, but right now that's difficult.
Yeah, that's understandable, but maybe just stick it out until there's a new manager then.
But overall I'd recommend being more open rather than less. It's rare for people to over-react like that, they should understand and it's part of their role as a manager.
Thanks for the advice! I've also never been in such a situation before, but feel like I'm being cornered. So I'll definitely try to condense this and bring it up with skip level, seems like I don't have a lot to lose anyway. Being rated as underperforming currently means I'd most likely be laid off.