thought a move from ops to product would be enticing - as it turns out, I have no desire to continue in tech or product whatsoever after 3 years in a PM role trying to convince myself to enjoy it. would like to get advice in terms of the best ways and where to move to while leveraging the fact that im at a broadcast pub. is a product marketing or content management something where prior PM experience will prove valuable?
Are you sure you don’t like PM’ing itself or is it just the role at NBCU ? A lot of the old-line entertainment studios don’t have truly product-first orgs and are working with very old tech / outsourced dev teams so it can be a bummer working there as a PM.
This is true... especially the outsourced part :(
Perhaps it’s the team considering it’s a very wide net being cast and not dedicated to a specific product. Additionally, I consider myself a “non techy” PM and tech gets thrown on me almost daily. It just feels like my skills are better suited in a different environment (at least for product)
What are the parts you do not like? Stress? Deliverables? Ambiguity? Lack of recognition/authority?
Considering I have a heavy ops background, these never phased me. Came with the territory. It’s probably Bc my focus is so much on A product, and 1000% the stress.
Oh your the disgruntled media worker. That genre is kinda specific and look for something outside that world. You have more time then you think and working on a single focus is draining you. Gotta pay attention when you pickup on a toxic note.
I do not know a single PM that say they enjoy their role. I gather it is nature of the beast.
NBCUNiversal is a not setup to be product first. Or even really user focused with the platforms they create . I agree with with what the other person said to find a b2C PM role elsewhere.
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Hey! Wondering what made you dislike the PM role? I am looking to make a similar switch from dev to product right now.
I’m in sort of a hybrid product/dev role right now and am also interested to hear this answer
It would probably be a combination of stress, not being overtly technical in background, and lack of assistance and more “figure it out” attitudes around me - that’s fine, I’m an adult, I get it. But a lackluster on boarding combined with reorgs leave me in this downward funk.