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I’m not sure why you would have that conversation unless you want to be first in line for the next round of layoffs. Your manager is not your career coach. They’re not going to unassign tasks just because you don’t enjoy doing them. If there are tasks within your department that you’d like to learn you could have a conversation about career progression and learning those tasks.
What resolution are you seeking by having this conversation?
Agreed. Good to have a solution in mind, whether it's to leave or transfer or make suggestions on how to it could be better
You don't. Work on finding a job that better suits you. Don't risk them letting you go before you secure your next gig. Good luck.
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Wouldn't you just quit?
I would consider searching for opportunities which would be a better fit, without alerting your manager.
Honestly, this conversation could go very badly. Why even have it? What are you hoping your manager will do? Help you get a transfer to another dept? Fix a job with problems the manager is likely at least partially responsible for? I would just forget about the whole “poor fit” thing. It is much too close to telling your manager you are bad at your job. You should start looking for another job. If you really want to talk to your manager, make the whole thing more positive
1) Here are some suggestions I have for improving my job - these things will have the following effects that will make the manager look good (increased sales, increased efficiency, etc.)
2) I am looking for a new challenge and am interested in seeking a transfer to dept X. Can you help me with that? I want to grow my skills to be more valuable to the company.
Be honest. But come to the table with what parts of the job you are struggling with or are not comfortable with. Also note the stuff you are strong at. Maybe the job cam have work delegated out and new work added to your plate where you are strong. A role can be tweaked and still work out for the company. Expressing your strengths in the industry, in the company, and in a job will help shine light on what you could be doing to benefit the company.
For those saying you will be in the next line of layoffs, I understand the sentiment there, but if someone holds value to the company no matter their role, the management team should want to keep them and shift them to where they benefit the company, even if that means moving them off to another position and backfilling your role.
So again go in with your strengths and let them be known, explain why you don't feel you are a good fit for the position as it is currently, and sell yourself don't just give in and assume your time there is done.
Be direct and honest, but check your emotions before hand. Make sure you can quantify why the role isn't a good fit for you, and most important, have an actionable plan in place to rectify both your direction within the company, and, if possible, how they can fill the gap when you change positions.
If you are set on having this conversation just know that They will terminate you
Sounds a little you problem when you mentioned you don’t care about the work and there’s no structure in your job.
If that’s the case why don’t you just quit? What are you expecting the outcome will be? A thank you and here’s a separate job you could do? Might as well fire you on the spot if you’re really hating the job.
If this is something more about your personal feelings or lack of motivation; then have that type of conversation with your boss. What drove you to keep working and feel you were a right fit for this job? Try to use that or see what needs to change in your job to bring motivation back in the game.
I typically thank them for the opportunity and hand in two weeks notice. I suppose you could say it to them, then hand in 2 weeks notice. The only benefit to speaking to them is if you want changes made within the team. Usually PM’s not a good fit for a role means they are put into a very difficult delivery or difficult client without the experience. It’s not really something you can work out. If it’s something minor you ride it out, it’s a project fixed duration.
That is a brave thing to do. If you're not quitting, start of with what you like about the company and people.
Then moving forward from there, what you want to do, and ask if there is a roadmap to get there.
Be prepared to answer questions about what you don't like, but it's probably not worth bringing up yourself.
If you want to continue to stay employed I would steer the conversation to opportunities and stretch assignments that you want to take advantage of and where you want future roles to be. That way it's a positive conversation and they won't look for reasons to let you go knowing you don't want the role you're in.
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Hi!
I would start by asking myself what <specifically> dont I like about the role? When you say “I dont care for the work and lack of structure” - what does that exactly mean? Then, think about what your suggestions are? What would be the way you can bring (even) more value to the Team & business?
Book a meeting with your Manager and go over what’s been working/what you have been liking, and then moving on to “this is what hasn’t been working that well and here’s what I suggest moving forward _____”.
If you’d like to chat further, feel free to message me.
Wish you all the best :)
After a 60-day interview and onboarding process, I worked a week on a new job and realized by the end of the first week, this was not a good fit for me. Not everyone is suited to be a manager or boss, the problem we have is we have lots of unqualified bosses who will do anything to justify their space.
Unfortunately, the conversation with your boss will go well if they are willing to learn, or it will not go well for you, be prepared for the outcome.
Maybe mention the role involves things that you didn’t realize and for your own career journey this is not something you see yourself doing in a year or five years and now is the time that you would like to pivot to something you are more passionate about