Extra transition period when moving between teams in the same company.

7 Comments

1. AnonymousSeptember 4,2025 at 12:25PM UTC

   Two managers is not uncommon. There's always one who's maneuvering for a promotion, and if you're a good asset, they're going to hang on to using you as long as possible.

   Hopefully this will be over for you soon and you'll be back to one manager. Is it possible to get your new manager to tell the old one to back off a bit?

2. AnonymousSeptember 4,2025 at 12:55PM UTC

   My previous company frequently hired internally and we worked out similar arrangements between managers. We had one manager for an employee joining our team who insisted on a minimum of 2 months transition time and we said no, one month is our max. It's up to the previous manager to figure out how to manage the work going forward, not you or your new manager. Even though you're in the same company, you should not be expected to keep doing the other job indefinitely. You and your new manager should put up some boundaries and make it clear when you're done.

3. AnonymousSeptember 4,2025 at 2:04PM UTC

   A month or more transition of timeshare between old and new teams is very standard. It shouldn't be resulting in OT though - 50/50 split means 50/50 split not 100/100. The only time I've seen shorter transitions were for more junior positions or something where the transition was specifically timed for the end of a project or else there was already so much KT done before the transfer that the team was totally fine taking over the work on a clean break. The only way to really only have to work a 2 week notice is to leave the company. Internal transfer has more strings attached.

4. AnonymousSeptember 4,2025 at 4:29PM UTC

   Common when transitioning within the same company. Your hands are tied

   What I did was let both directors and HR know I was ready to hand in my notice due to the strain the transition was taking. I was moved the next week.

5. AnonymousSeptember 5,2025 at 12:52PM UTC

   I think this is very common, especially since there is an urgency to collect and leverage all of your knowledge for your previous role, especially since the responsibility is and pressure fall to your old director so they’re provably scrambling. It doesn’t make any of it OK it’s just helpful to look at the dynamics of everyone involved.

   When I’ve been in this situation, I remind myself of boundaries and managing up, while simultaneously expecting the transition to be a bit more intense.

   Try to keep to your regular working hours.

   Throughout the transition, remind people the end date of the transition and highlight items that will be dropped if no one takes them after your transition date, it gives a clear but stern way of saying that you will not be working double duty.

   Be direct with both your previous and your new director about your workload and ask them to prioritize what they want done within regular working hours.

   I find I just keep circling back to maintaining healthy boundaries and speaking up directly when those boundaries are being pushed.

6. AnonymousSeptember 5,2025 at 7:18PM UTC

   It can and often does happen. Don't do the 12 hour days, ask them to extend for the 3 week transition. Clearly you will be a huge loss from the old team and their struggle to either backfill your role or knowledge transfer your work to others is more than they can handle. Ask for a few days in between OFF to take the short breather to refresh before you 100% move over. Congrats on the new role.

7. BarbaraSeptember 5,2025 at 7:40PM UTC

   It will end. Just proves that your old manager was lazy and depended on you a whole bunch because you’re fabulous. Keep cool and don’t make anyone look bad and get into your new role asap! Maybe set a deadline based on the planned vacation you have scheduled or medical procedure or something So old manager doesn’t continue to take

   advantage of you and the other colleagues. He’s stopping things from moving forward that’s clear.