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Awkward situation at work

  • 02-02-2014 7:53pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    My head's wrecked...I work with a team and some of the guys are being moved off the team and assigned to other work, this move is being imposed by management. There's new people taking on their work and there's a lot of bad feeling because they'll need to be trained up on the work by the guys that are getting moved on. My manager has told me that I'm to make sure the new guys get trained up by the guys that are leaving. There's this unreal tension in the group and it's really getting to me. I have to make sure that this training gets sorted, I can't refuse to do it as I've been told it's my job. Any advice on how to deal with the tension within the group and also how to stop my own head from exploding?


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  • #2
    Tokyo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,656 ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    OP, I've been in your situation, it's not fun, but not worth stressing out over to the level that you are doing. First question is, were you originally the team leader or similar position, which led to you being asked to stay on in your current role. In that case I can understand why you may be asked to ensure as smooth a transition as possible from old team to new. However if you are just the 'lucky' one to get left behind on the team, then I'd sit down with your manager to discuss this further tbh, particularly if you don't feel qualified enough to be taking on this role.

    Personally I'd use the opportunity to put myself in a better position, I'd let the manager know that if he wanted me to take on a leadership role such as this, that it should be reflected in pay/title at some stage. That's just me though....


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Thanks mike_ie, sound advice, I am stressing out unnecessarily, you're right. The guys are bound to be annoyed, I suppose I'm just one of those people who hates conflict and always wants to be in people's good books. In answer to your question, I've been their supervisor for the last year, so it does really fall to me to get this training done. Thanks for your advice.


  • #4
    Tokyo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,656 ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    If you are their supervisor then fair enough, it does fall on you to get the new team trained up, and it makes sense to get the outgoing team to do it. I'm sure there will be some tension for sure, but work is work, and anyone there with a modicum of professionalism will treat it as such, even if they aren't happy with it.

    All you can do really is let your team know that it wasn't your decision to overhaul the team, but nonetheless the decision has been made by the powers that be, and that their task now is to train up their assigned replacement. That's what they are being paid for after all.


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