Being managed out!
I joined Intel as a CG and have been there for the last 2.8 years. I was brought in for a Systems Engineer role (interviewed on various new technologies). After I joined, I was put on a Database product Strategy and not in a technical role (although, intel jobs site listed this role as technical). My manager told Mr.X to train me and tag team on this database product management (2 owners for the project). Mr.X neither gave me any visibility to this project nor included me in any of the meetings. My manager was aware of this and then assigned me to a different product but there was not much work on the new product. I was literally sitting (idle) for about 10 months. Then Mr.X decided to leave the company and I was given the DB product ownership. I had to pretty much learn everything on my own. No mentorship or direction was given. I was super frustrated during this time and was already looking for other jobs. After few months, my manager assigned a lead to my DB project. The lead mentored me (~3 months) and then covid WFH happened. The lead has a habit of taking over in the meetings and dominating. Due to this, I again lost the ability to learn as he is working on the strategy slides for management. I was again frustrated and became disengaged. I have a new manager now. She is frustrated that I still have a learning curve and do not know how to refine communication/presentation to senior management (I made few mistakes in work and this was because I never got an opportunity to do this and now I am doing this all by myself). I explained to her how my onboarding process went. 1:1s with her are draining me (she repeatedly says "you don't know what you are doing"). Her tone is pretty adversarial during 1:1s. She has a problem with my written communication. My perf bonus was also cut for this year due to her spending 2-hour meetings with me every week and reading through all my work emails. I wish I got this level of training/feedback when I first joined. Getting feedback after 2.8 years into working seems like I suck at everything. 1:1s with my manager are draining me emotionally. I am applying to other jobs but nothing is working out. Need some help navigating this situation. Update: After two months, my manager said she is not seeing any improvements and decided to put me on CAP (PIP). I totally think I'm being managed out. Should I just take the severance package and resign? I have an offer now but it is way below my current TC. #tech #womenintech #mentalhealth #pip #intel
Yup a new start will help. But my only advice is that don’t just apply to any job. Figure out what you’re good at, focus your resume on that niche and then find roles that you’ll be successful at. Remember that although you’re not in an ideal situation, but you have a good job at a good company. A lot of people out there still looking for jobs. So stay motivated in the big picture.
That type of adversarial behaviour is never ok. OP, whatever’s going on there - it’s not your fault. Manager can’t treat people like shit. Their jobs is to identify your strengths, growth opportunities and help you along. Agree with others. Find out what you want and plan your exit. Get a career coach if you can
Thanks, I have been looking for jobs for the last 2 years...No luck
> I was literally sitting [idle] for about 10 months. There are a lot of contributing factors but this is ultimately your fault. You could not possibly believe a company is going to pay you for almost a whole year to do nothing. If your manager isn’t helping you figure out what to do, either figure out something useful to do on your own or escalate until someone responds. A whole bunch of people failed you here, but at the end of the day you are responsible for your career. Take it as a lesson and move to the next.
I tried picking up 20% of projects from a different department as well. My manager did not approve to this. I reached out to mentors from other orgs. They told me to be patient. Being patient did not get me anywhere.
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Sound like you need to just leave
thanks for looking into this. Is this normal for managers to say to their employees "you don't know what you are doing" with a serious tone?
Aggressive ones can, yes, or ones with communication issues. I’ve seen managers call the customer an idiot in the past