Hey ladies, I need your help. I’m on a project with a new manager and they don’t really know what to do. I’m an SC and the subject of the project is new to me but I’m still trying to get things done. After a few meetings this week I think the client and our firm leadership are frustrated and I can’t help but take it personally because I feel like I’m the most experienced person on the engagement and my manager doesn’t seem to do much during the day. What should I do?

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Look at this as an opportunity. I was in this position as a C with a new M. I learned pretty quickly that he was not capable of driving the project and had a conversation with the SM. Thankfully I was pretty close to the SM and had worked on a few projects with him. I basically drove the project while managing the insecurities of the M. Six months later i got a promotion and he was out of the firm.

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Thank you! I think I’m nervous about knowing what to do though, I’m super confused and don’t know if I’m asking the right questions, have just been doing what I can to get by. We’ve already messed up in front of the client once today. I’m very worried, maybe I should meet with the SM 😣

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