My company is changing my job role.

Anonymous

March 4,2024 at 3:15PM UTC

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My company is changing my job role.

As a writer, I am supposed to write blogs for my company. My colleagues give me feedback, and I act on it. I am expected to churn out 'the perfect' blog, which won't require a second eye. However, I never get to give feedback on their work, and I see mistakes in their articles after they're published.

February was light, with less workload. However, today my boss told me that they're shifting me from a content writer role to a market researcher role, citing that 'I don't seem to improve even after the feedback'. I have never done market research before.

My mom suspects they are changing my role to avoid hiring a market researcher and also keep me busy. Should I stay or start looking?

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AnonymousMarch 4,2024 at 4:00PM UTC
What are the downsides of taking on a different role? To me is seems like an opportunity to expand your knowledge base. You might need to do a little research on how to be a market researcher if you've not done it before but I would look at it as an opportunity.
AnonymousMarch 4,2024 at 5:28PM UTC
Why not take this as an opportunity for a kind of paid internship to expand your portfolio of skills. A writer can write and if given the time to research the topic a great writer can figure that out. Clearly they want to retain you, take it as a good sign and use this to build your portfolio and if it just isn't to your liking and you find it unappealing after say 60 days then you might look around. When I hire writers I want those who can just take a topic and run with it. You got this! Make it benefit you.
AnonymousMarch 4,2024 at 6:19PM UTC
No reason to leave yet unless you hate the change in role.
I would always keep my options open and keep networking while you have a job.
AnonymousMarch 4,2024 at 6:56PM UTC
If they are saying their opinion is that your "work doesn't seem to improve even after the feedback," that sounds like they are saying you aren't meeting their current job expectations. It seems that they are trying to keep you by moving you to something they hope may be a better fit. If you really don't want to do that, you may want to ask for more guidance on what their expectations are in your current position and how you can best meet them.
AnonymousMarch 5,2024 at 1:46AM UTC
My company changed my role. Hired as Senior Accountant. Added DIRECTOR of HR to my duties. No pay or even PTO increase. Only increase of whining on their part: that I suck at HR and don't know the laws in detail (duhhhhh, I'm an accountant! I know barely enough from personal experience like COBRA).
I ended up leaving after I found something else. I refused to give the satisfaction of outright quitting.
When I gave my 2w notice, they tried to talk me out of it (PTO payout) but I held out to the bitter (and I do mean BITTER!!) end with a countdown clock on my phone in increments of seconds. HATED that place. There 7 horrible months. Felt like 7 decades.
Maegan, Nike Sales Rep & Career CoachMarch 5,2024 at 1:05PM UTC
Depends. Do you want the skills you can acquire through doing this research role ? will this make you a stronger writer in the end? Can this set you up perfectly for your next job?