Seeking help about making a job change inside the same company.
I'm a full-time Gadget Admin for a healthcare organization after ~4 years (not a contractor or consultant). In the last month or so, I have absolutely hit the wall in terms of work. I can't express how much I just do. not. care. about any of it. Lack of good top-down strategy has always been a problem, but it just seems overwhelmingly magnified now, and so many problems are really infuriating because they are the fault of poor leadership and lack of foresight and governance over Gadget systems, and defining correct roles/responsibilities for the Gadget staff. (I suppose some may spin this as job security, but I just cannot make myself care.)
However, every now and then, I am asked to help support the Widget Department. It used to come up a lot, and I'd happily jump in since I LOVE that work. I'm actually better than anyone in that department, but it's just not the work I was hired for. They all acknowledge my skill level, and my Widget work always gets massive raves, but again, the Gadget Department is my real job. And it's non-stop work. I never get to work in Widgets anymore because of all the Gadget fires that constantly need put out due to the aforementioned lack of direction etc. and my heart and soul are burned out beyond recognition.
I long for the days where I would hop over to Widgets and dive in, and time would fly by and I'd end the day happy and energized from being in that "flow" state all day long. I was always able to offload my Gadget stress because there was a decent amount of Widget work that gave my soul happiness, and offset the other. But those days are long gone. It's all stress all the time now, with no end in sight.
There's a scenario in which I reach out to the Widget management (who I am on good terms with) to see if a transfer of some kind might be possible. I really believe that a change like that will save my sanity. I would be leaving the Gadget dept. in the lurch, in some ways. But the Widget group is about to launch a major project and I know they would be thrilled to have me. It would mean they would not have to look for an outside hire in an area where there are not many skilled people currently. The Gadget team would be able to offload what I do to others much more easily than the Widget folks would be able to hire someone with my skill set.
If I don't make an internal move, I think I'll have to change jobs, which I don't want to do because, well, $pandemic. The benefits here are good and I can work from home. I'd not expect a raise or anything. I just want to laterally shift to become a full-time Widgeter.
Mefites, have any of you successfully pulled this off? What are the pitfalls and protocols for internal moves like this? How is it best accomplished? Tell me your stories and share your wisdom. Input from manager-types would be great, to get that perspective. |
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