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Several months ago, a large, new project kicked off at my employer. We were given a basic project roadmap that was quite aggressive in its timetable. The impression was that it was "all hands on deck" and that the project would need to be wrapped up by the new year. As far as I know, that deadline hasn't changed, nor have any critical milestones been missed.
We just went through a merger this year. The team I'm on merged with a similar team on the other side. Before the teams were brought together, there was a RIF of about 20% on the other side, with our side not losing any staff. The executive came from the side I was on.
Our applications are being sunset, and the goal is to get our side of the house up on the existing software that the other side are experts in. They have three staff now, and we have three. They originally had six, and three were caught up in a RIF. I report to a director, who has about thirty people reporting up to her. We were moved to another office, and the director is rarely here. There is a manager here, who now reports to my director (this manager's previous director was also RIF'd). We report to the manager on a kind-of dotted-line basis, and this manager has been the most responsive.
Since my team is unfamiliar with the software, the goal was to get us trained by June. That didn't happen. We've had a few CBLs, and a webinar with a live instructor a few weeks ago. Aside from that, there has been little training from the existing staff or hands-on with the build at all. We are supporting the legacy platforms, but those will be out of production at the end of the year, and fully decommissioned by 2020. It is increasingly a stretch to get the timesheet to forty hours. We're paid fairly well and doing very little at the moment.
Much of the build is being done by individual departments, and it seems like the department people from the side I came from are sort of being frozen out as well. All the "leads" came from the other side. We're finding out the project status mostly from a consultant. We used to get notes every week from leadership about their meetings. That's only happening about half the time now.
Between being at another office and little feedback/info from mid-management and above, we've basically been rudderless and out of the loop for the past couple of months.
Anyone else had experience with big projects like this after a merger? I'm getting increasingly uncomfortable about the lack of work and information.
Sounds to me like the project got lost in the merger and now does not have the same backing it did before the merger. Because you are getting your project status info from a consultant and not mgmt, it sounds like the project has slipped in importance. Just my opinion.
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OP,
I've learned very few people are any good at reading tea leaves when it comes to company matters. They often overreact and cause themselves unnecessary headaches.
With that being said, do you have any experience with assessing situations like this, and if you do, what's your batting average when it comes to it? Depending on your answer, you should act accordingly.
I've learned very few people are any good at reading tea leaves when it comes to company matters. They often overreact and cause themselves unnecessary headaches.
With that being said, do you have any experience with assessing situations like this, and if you do, what's your batting average when it comes to it? Depending on your answer, you should act accordingly.
Not to this size.
Do I fear that I'm in imminent danger of job loss? No. Are there storm clouds on the six month to year horizon? Definitely.
Keep in mind that I'm far from the only "fat" sitting there.
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Not to this size.
Do I fear that I'm in imminent danger of job loss? No. Are there storm clouds on the six month to year horizon? Definitely.
Keep in mind that I'm far from the only "fat" sitting there.
How long has it been since the merger? And there are really no equal partners in a merger. One company's management always has an upper hand. Is your legacy employer top or bottom? I apologize for putting it so bluntly.
How long were you planning on staying at this job and can you still stay that long?
If I were to get a great offer in a location I'd rather be, I'd move soon. I'm hoping to ride this for at least another year if nothing else comes through.
If I were to get a great offer in a location I'd rather be, I'd move soon. I'm hoping to ride this for at least another year if nothing else comes through.
If you think you can safely stay for another year, then I personally wouldn't get caught up in project business. I tend to focus on how my current role helps me get the next role.
They're probably keeping you there until the new project goes live and the legacy stuff is no longer in production. They aren't going to tell your team this because then everyone will start looking for jobs now and leave sooner. There is still a risk that the new project doesn't meet its due date or it fails and is cancelled. That's another reason they haven't told your team that you're being phased out.
Better speed up that job search because you're probably going to be let go during 1QTR2019.
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