I started a new job about 10 months ago after spending over a decade at my previous employer.

Anonymous

May 4,2022 at 12:33PM UTC

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I started a new job about 10 months ago after spending over a decade at my previous employer. I was ready for a change and when this opportunity came along, I took it seeing it as learning opportunity. From the very beginning there was a lot of misrepresentation at this new company - the team that brought me in had embellished the scope of what they were doing and where the product was at (think brash Silicon Valley startup mentality). Within months of joining two team members left and I was left reporting to a peer who is mostly a control freak. Now the company has decided to pull the plug on our product altogether. I can't say I'm surprised given how shoddily the company runs itself and how little it is what it claims to be. My manager is mostly making sure that he has a spot for himself in the company and for some others on the team. There isn't a clear role for me in the company going forward given I was working on a niche area. I'm obviously looking for other options at the moment. Are there things I should be asking of the company HR and management right now, or expressing to them? Curious if anyone here has been through a similar situation and what you did in that case.

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AnonymousMay 6,2022 at 3:22PM UTC
I don't think you need to warn anybody of your moves right now — if your area is being eliminated, they may be expecting you to go anyway. What would you want from them right now? Is there anything you're looking to get out of the role before you leave?
AnonymousJune 1,2022 at 11:33PM UTC
If you want to stay, let HR know you are open to other areas. Sounds like though you would want to leave.
AnonymousJune 6,2022 at 7:19PM UTC
Agree with the advice that you don't owe anyone any information about your next steps.
They obviously kept quite a bit of information from you, so hopefully you're focusing primarily on your job search and keeping your head down with a smile on your face.
If it's the case that there "isn't a clear role" for you in the company, you may be eligible for a severance package if your position is eliminated. There can be pros and cons to severance. If your company is as flaky as they sound, it may not be very much money. And, of course, you'll have to sign an agreement that gives away all of your rights in exchange for that severance check.
Overall, you're better off finding a new job at another company and leaving this group in the rear view mirror on professional terms.