Ending a secondment

indigoblue11

I took a secondment on for a 12 month basis. My manager has failed to put training in place for me to learn this role. I have failed, I don’t know how to perform the requirements of this role successfully.

Having asked my manager how he expects me to be successful if he won’t team me. His response was that I’m responsible for my own development. I was under the impression that I would be taught how to do this job.

I’ve asked to end my secondment as it is having and impact on my wellbeing. I’ve been set up to fail and absolutely sunk.

I’m unsure how this all works. And had my manager provided training I think I’d be in a fantastic position and be thriving.

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I’m not sure whether you can just end a secondment as it’s a fixed time period and that’s the whole point, maybe check with HR or a contract or agreement that’s in place?

Brynsam

indigoblue11 wrote: »

I took a secondment on for a 12 month basis. My manager has failed to put training in place for me to learn this role. I have failed, I don’t know how to perform the requirements of this role successfully.

Having asked my manager how he expects me to be successful if he won’t team me. His response was that I’m responsible for my own development. I was under the impression that I would be taught how to do this job.

I’ve asked to end my secondment as it is having and impact on my wellbeing. I’ve been set up to fail and absolutely sunk.

I’m unsure how this all works. And had my manager provided training I think I’d be in a fantastic position and be thriving.

If you're being told you are responsible for your own development (and most people are), why not grasp that responsibility by finding out what training options are open to you. Talk to your HR department, or simply ask your manager for recommendations - see if that gets a more helpful response.

You do seem to be taking a very passive role in all of this. Life would be wonderful if only...grasp the nettle and make sure that you are responsible for making the 'if only' happen. Why waste what you obviously believed would be a great opportunity just because it isn't panning out exactly as you had thought it would?

Good luck!

74jax

I've always had to take the lead on my development. I'll ask to shadow people, go to other offices, look up courses and request to go on them.
We do have learning and development but I feel I get more of what I need by putting myself forward.

ACG

It is difficult without knowing more, but when I first became a Mortgage broker, I had a boss who still thought it was the 90s and you could do what you wanted (he had become an IFA and had not done mortgages for 20 years).

If I wanted to earn money, I had to find a way to get the case to fit myself with no help from a manager.

What is the job?
Is there anything you can do to learn the role? Youtube videos, internet, ask colleagues?

I took a lady on recently who had no experience as a broker, she called up some local firms to see if she could spend a day or 2 with them to gain experience in the industry.

jonnygee2

I’ve asked to end my secondment as it is having and impact on my wellbeing. I’ve been set up to fail and absolutely sunk.

I’m unsure how this all works

There are no specific provisions in Employment law for secondments.

Normally the only way to give notice and terminate the secondment early is to give your contractual notice and terminate your employment completely. Equally if you are dismissed from this job then you are unemployed etc.

If you want to leave the secondment and return early to your old job then you'll need your employer to agree. Do you have a written secondment agreement? It'd normally have stuff like this written in it.

indigoblue11

All very helpful responses thank you.

I drew up a plan of how I can learn more and I asked if someone in my team could mentor me. Spoke with my boss and we both seem to have reached a suitable conclusion.

Thanks everyone for your input. Much appreciated.