Thank you in advance for any replies.
Background -- My job requires a Bachelor’s and Master’s – so I have invested quite heavily in this career path. I thoroughly enjoy the work I do…and so far: the culture, work environment, and relationships I’ve built with both co-workers and the customers that my team serves. Without too much detail, my role is direct counterpart of another role, of which I serve (provide support to) more than one of.
Today I was notified that I will be transitioning to a new area. I will be retaining my current job title, but supporting a new (in the process of being formed) team – with a new (TBA) manager, new counterparts, and new customers.
This new location is 2+ hours away, and “(I) will still have my current office (in the town where I reside) – and am not expected to move (to sit with the new team that I will be serving and working with) unless I want to”.
Upon initial thought, I was excited at the new opportunity, but immediately became concerned that all of the relationships I’ve worked to build with co-workers and customers in the area, will not be of much use in the progression of my career now that I will be serving a new area and everything that comes with it. To me this feels like I am “starting over”. On top of that, it feels that in order to receive any mentoring/training/guidance from my manager/s (or face time with co-workers, counterparts that I serve, or customers that I serve) – I will need to drive to this new area. I don’t particularly mind this, but as I am paid hourly (based on a salary), I am typically not allowed to go over 40 hours a week. So I seemingly have to balance the importance of getting face-time (which is important to me and what I’d deem necessary to further my career) with my teammates and customers and manager/s,
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