There were two people in this team for a small internal project. Me and a person a few levels below. Suddenly my manager decides to move me to an entirely new project and start afresh and gives the current project to just the other guy. I told him several times, we were short staffed and moving one resource out isn't the right move. He gave me the usual management BS like, land scapes are changing, and having multiple project experience is better, and it has nothing to do with performance, and that I don't have visibility into everything and I should trust him and such shit. To me it looks all like BS. What do you guys think? Those who voted no, please elaborate Edit : He is a fresh manager, just got promoted and hasn't been 6 months on the job yet. He knows nothing of the project and isn't interested in technicals as well. As with all new leads gets his feedback about how to manage a project from other leads and since he doesn't know good from bad, I have no clue what shit his brain processes.
MS launches a LOT of turds. Prolly is a blessing in disguise. Give the boss something nice to drink.
Why tag Amazon and Google?
These patterns are universal. Also, many of you guys are ex-msft
If the new project is more important than the previous, you're fine. If not, I'd worry.
doesn't sound like it
What are the counter arguments. Please elaborate. I really want to believe that my pov is wrong
none of what you cite is indicative of being managed iut
Why go fir negative interpretation first? Could it be that the new project he has put you on us a higher priority or need more experienced person because of higher complexity etc.
Fair point. I spoke to the guy who is supposed to be my mentor to ramp me up, he said he was surprised with the assignment as there was no shortage in his opinion
Mb your mentor is being managed out. But what you describe is not how people get managed out. When you get poor performance rating, that's the subtle sign you are in trouble
Doesn't look like you are being managed out. You may not be his favorite though.
Find who is pulling the strings. No manager makes moves like that by themselves. If they're fresh, they may have a prioritization problem and doesn't know to manage expectations above.
I am sure it is political and someone sucked some powerful dick
It seems very likely. If its not politics, its usually discussed with everyone to understand what they want. This seems more like a forced decision based on the 'early perception' of the new manager. To me it seems like early signs of the manager either being dumb or playing politics
This sounds problematic. Have the conversation about need for ramp up time. If necessary initiate a connect to document new core priorities or escalate to skip and HR. The timeline is an issue since annual review discussions will happen starting April, which means you have about 3 months to deliver.
Precisely my point here. Seems like deleberate sabotage to me
You come off as incredibly insecure and negative. All these unnecessary comments about who’s naive and who’s doing what politics and sucking and managing out. I feel you may be making some self fulfilling prophecies here. Onto your question. What evidence do you have of being managed out? Being moved to a high impact project is not how you’re managed out, it’s an opportunity to showcase. Either put up and stop whining, or leave.
I agree that I sound insecure, I am, no doubts there. Every senior engineer needs an area of expertise. When one is taken out of that and moved to a new area and asked to prove themselves again, in my mind, and I might be wrong here, it is that they failed to deliver in their area of expertise, and the project was given to someone else.
I don't think a senior engineer's area of expertise should be so specific that the scope only covers one project. Were you planning on working on this one project the rest of your life?
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Perhaps. Could also be acknowledging your comments and not wanting to waste more senior resource time on a project that’s destined to failure. Would give manager benefit of the doubt, esp if they’ve been reasonable in the past
No, he is a fresh manager, just got promoted and hasn't been 6 months on the job yet. He knows nothing of the project and isn't interested in technicals as well. And as with all new leads gets his feedback from other leads and since he doesn't know good from bad, I have no clue what shit his brain processes.
This is a very important context to give in the question. Chances are there that I would flip a No to a Yes!