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Getting Promoted Around a former Boss - pls help (little long)
VERY LONG story (somewhat) short: My company has many locations and one central office. I formerly reported to the chief at my individual location, but about 18 months ago was reassigned to the head supervisor at the central office in terms of reporting and for project assignments, but actually still worked every day in my same location at the local office. My former supervisor at my local office never really liked this change in reporting status and is constantly telling me to be doing something different or something counter to what i have been told from central office. She often resents not being consulted on central office projects or on being left out of the loop.
SO, now they are reorganizing the whole department and changing job descriptions and assignments for everyone. I have been reassigned to report to and actually work out of central office. I will also be taking over one of my former supervisors largest and most prized projects. This is at the request of the company its contracted with as they have been very dissatisfied with her. She will no longer be involved in it and she is going to be ANGRY!!! Problem is, that I will not physically moving my office to the central office for a few weeks and will still be working in my local office, where I see her every day. -- I know that being professional is a given but I am not sure I trust this lady to be professional on her end. She can be very resentful, tends to gossip and put other co-workers in the middle. - Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated- TIA
Re: Getting Promoted Around a former Boss - pls help (little long)
You can only control your reaction to things. As long as you stay professional and don't get sucked into confrontation over this, you should be fine.
And from your ticker, you may not have to deal with her for long.
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I agree with you on all of this.
OP, you earned the "new" position and have obviously proved that you are a positive asset to those who really matter. You didn't do this to yourself, your old supervisor did it to herself. So be happy!
I think this is easier said than done. Have you talked to HR/supervisory chain about a plan to best announce this change? It would be pretty thoughtless of them to put you in the position of dealing with this and reaction from the staff on your own.
I am working under the assumption that the powers that be have told the parties involved what's going down already. Perhaps I'm wrong.
Our little Irish rose came to us on March 5, 2010
Don't drink the water.
Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.
No - she doesn't know. I think she knows something is going on, but no one has told her as they said to me when I asked about her awareness of the situation that I don't need to worry about it because it does not directly affect her job (ie - her job wont change, just the account she is working with).
Thanks for all these good points though. I am trying to remember I earned it (thats what DH keeps telling me) and I know that this is not really my *fault* - the situation just stinks. I think I will talk to HR though - thanks for the help ladies!
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