I was hired for a Strategic Performance role with no prior experience in January.

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March 28,2022 at 5:22PM UTC

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I was hired for a Strategic Performance role with no prior experience in January. Upon hire, the boss that hired me found another job and left the company, so I am steering a ship with no guidance. I have an opportunity to transfer within 6 months to a different part of the company, one I have a plethora of experience in. At that point, it will be the end of the Fiscal Year and there will be more to review for the SP Department. Am I wrong to leave anyway at that time?

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Cyndi RosenblattMarch 28,2022 at 6:32PM UTC
Opportunities don't come up every day for most of us, so you need to apply when the chance comes around. At the same time, this seems like a good situation for gradual transitioning or even a delayed start. We recently had a high-level hire who was so great that she was part-time for the first few months so she could close out/gradually transition her duties at her previous job while getting a feel for the new one. In your case, since it's the same company, it's to everyone's benefit if another department doesn't crash and burn. Better this than to lose you altogether since you're clearly not interested in the current role as a permanent one.
Tamara ThompsonMarch 29,2022 at 1:21AM UTC
If it's company policy to stay for 6 months- then there is nothing wrong with it. If they didn't want you to have that option, the policy would be different... GO FOR IT and GOOD LUCK!
Robyn McCabria KelsoApril 1,2022 at 3:28PM UTC
Nope, not at all. You gotta do what's best for you!
Tiffany SnowdenApril 1,2022 at 3:37PM UTC
You will always be your best advocate.
As such, you need to do what's best for you. It's not wrong to leave after the 6-month mark. Also, I'd encourage you to take a good look at the current role with the new manager and see if it still aligns with the reasons you started in the first place. Does this leadership change offer you a unique opportunity to grow? Managers come and go at all times. It's s essential you align yourself with a mission, not a manager.
Jillian JohnsonApril 1,2022 at 6:21PM UTC
No! No one else can go down your career path. You make the best decisions for yourself. I think there is a culture of guilt that has been placed on us as a society and it's hard to let go of those feelings, but the more you tell yourself you're making the right decision, the faster the guilty feelings will ebb away.
Echo SchneiderApril 1,2022 at 6:42PM UTC
Always move in the career path that is best for you. Period.
Deb HornerApril 1,2022 at 8:17PM UTC
Make the decision that makes the most sense for where you want to be in 5 years - then don't second guess yourself. Best wishes!
Hilary OborghayujieApril 3,2022 at 2:09PM UTC
Do your best for the role. Try reaching to a staff in another company having the same job role and responsibilities and find out how such job is be done and learn. Do Google search or LinkedIn I am optimistic that will work, search for mentor and Coach as well who are subjects matter expert in that your role. Also keep in touch with your formal boss. I am sure they should have a record of lesson learned in place, ask questions, be curious, and active.
AnonymousApril 9,2022 at 4:10AM UTC
Steer towards what you feel is best for your career.