Burnt out, should I quit my product role after 60 days?
Hey everyone. I joined a new midsized tech company as a Sr. Product Manager (not Ford) and I’m thinking about quitting on the spot due to my mental health. Not sure if I am being a wuss about it but I remember telling myself I was going to quit if this role didn’t work out. Here’s why. 1) Was handed off a product that all of our stakeholders/users hate and it’s a mess of a product (internal product/tool) 2) In a org that’s part of the integrity team with only my team being a product org while the rest is lawyers 3) Dealing with engineers that defend their choices and don’t listen to product direction even though the users don’t want what they’re developing. Sometimes deploys changes behind my back and makes their own requirements without consulting with me or the users 4) Engineering Team doesn’t run Scrum ceremonies or Sprints at all. Just a kanban model 5) One Engineer does all the work. Rest do not do anything. 6) Feels like I’m doing Product, Program and Project management all at the same time because we don’t have a project manager. Expected to not only write specs, finalize roadmap but to coach the team to run a scrum process, etc.. 7) Working 10-12 hour days which is really exhausting Am I being a wuss about this and really don’t have it that bad or is it that bad? TC: 175k
Silly question but Have you written/laid this out for your stakeholders? I’d personally champion to kill the product and rebuild the whole eng team. Gain your directors and VPs trust and tell them this same thing in a profession way I doubt you’re being a wuss but being firm and demanding with people is kinda the job.
I doubt that will ever happen. Would I prefer that? Absolutely. I just don’t ever see it happening especially when engineers have been there for years and I’m only there for 60 days lol
Sorry man - def sounds like an uphill battle.
If it's impacting your mental health and you have savings, I think you should walk away from it. It's OK not to love your job but it's not OK to let your job impact your mental health. Take some time off to recharge and then start applying.
If you don't have support of higher leadership, and no way to get it (I'd try educating first before I give up), then you really should just get out. Life is too short to spend running uphill for years, trust me on that.
Donot leave until you find something else. It is not easy to get a job in the current job market.
Do nothing. Collect Bidenflation severance.
Start looking while you have something. If this role is different than what the JD was and what you signed up for - discuss with your boss. Don’t put new company on CV if less than 6months or a year
Try to get short term disability and request a leave of absence and get paid for it
How would this request sound like?