Remorse after accepting a job offer, what to do next?

glxyman21

About two months ago I accepted a new job internally within my company. I've worked for the company for four years and have moved up. I now took a job in a totally new area that I didn't have experience in (which was known to both) but was advertised as a 'development opportunity'. I didn't have a good gut feeling about the manager after the interview but surprisingly was offered the position and accepted based on what it could offer me and thought the experience on the interview was to test me (it was very a challenging interview).

At this point I don't feel I'm the right person for the team as I'm not getting what I want from it and the manager always seems disappointed when speaking with me and never seems to have a good tone.

I've found another position internally in an area that I worked in before this job and I have many contacts there who I've helped with their work. How should I approach my existing manager and the new hiring manager with this situation and the best way to explain? It could look bad wanting to change after a few months.

Sambucus_Nigra

Speak to the new hiring manager first and see if there is an 'in'. Then get them to approach your manager as if it's their idea, and suggest that your manager runs it past you to see if you would be interested in moving.

Or just apply for it and tell your current manager that you feel you would be a better fit in that role and could give more to the company that at present.

getmore4less

These kind of managers can be quite hard to deal with needs tough skin and the ability to give it back.

If you know the know area/people I would put out a feeler, perhaps something like shame this job did not come up 2 months ago it would have been a great opportunity test the water to see ifthey would be interested.

I would also tackle the current boss about the current progress expectations.

another job or not it cannot continue they way it is.

You are clearly not happy with how I am doing, what do we need to do to resolve ths situation.

Decontruct the job so you can identify the problem issues individualy don't get caught by the you are just no good,

Is it too much work(more than others) or a training experience issue.
If there are contact/help issues how do you get time to develop them identify the right people
etc.

Always respond when told you have done something wrong with can you explain what/how/who I can do this better.
You could try being more agresive like if you new i should have talked to X why did you not tell me.

This will depend on culture and how adaptable to change, the current boss may be defensive/resist if they lost someone and others decided they did not want to work for him. they seem to have sold the job to you even though you had doubt.