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Advice needed: my former supervisor, who left in 2019, is now back in my organization and is a peer now.

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Advice needed: my former supervisor, who left in 2019, is now back in my organization and is a peer now. The sticky thing is the job matrix changed and that is why I’m a peer vs. one step down from everyone else in my department. My job title didn’t change but the role did significantly in terms of responsibilities and pay. Others in my department have continued to not acknowledge this change, despite it happening in 2021. It’s complicated because it happened when our entire department was remote. I have raised it a couple times with my current supervisor who was a department member previously. She has shrugged it off twice; once in a meeting and once private. I feel like a want to say something to the returning person but don’t want to sound haughty or insecure. Right now I’m doing nothing, saying nothing and simply doing my job. not sure what to do. Seeking insight.

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  1. Anonymous

    You can't make anyone respect a title or position. I suggest you stay in your lane and do an exemplary job and earn whatever respect you can. If your head and shoulders above where you were a couple of years ago it will be obvious. If you aren't then don't expect acknowledgement of something that is not obvious.

  2. Anonymous

    How do people not acknowledge it? What do you expect them to do that they haven't?

  3. Anonymous

    Becoming a manager/supervisor of a peer group is always a tough job, mainly because of the role difference, and now there is a power differential. Have you been scheduling and assigning tasks? If so, your role probably changed more than you thought. I'm not sure what you're looking for here, but if you're trying to stay a co-worker despite the title, then it isn't going to work well (which is what I think you are describing). By "doing your job," does it mean you're doing parts of everyone else's job? It's time to stop that and assert your ability to delegate. Please work with your immediate supervisor to take on more management/leadership tasks, which will take up enough time for you to allow the rest of your team to do their jobs.

  4. Anonymous

    And your problem is? You don't have to take direction from that person do you? If you are now peers just be their peer and when and if they try to direct you brush it off. I am certain that they came back knowing of the changes. Now, if you have to remind your current manager that you want recognition that is something completely different and you might want to address that with them with some help from HR. Moving up means you get different things but standing your ground and demanding the respect you earned means you have to use your backbone and just take it! You got this.

  5. Anonymous

    Didn't you resign or were you just lying?

  6. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

    What exactly are you looking for here?

    You have more responsibility and more importantly, a bigger paycheck.

    What do you want to say to this person? "I just want to let you know I have more responsibility now and a bigger paycheck too?" To what end exactly?

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