Having no Manager
I have just posted on another forum about my "Manager".
She is the person that I report into so is my manager; however, its is all very informal. Its very different to what I am use dto normally as there are no clear lines of demarcation.
We do, however, have a new top man. I had meant him informally before I joined the company. He seemes then, and seems now, a decent bloke.
I haven't had much of a chance to talk to him since he has been with us and I would like the opportunity to build a closer, better rapport with him.
As I mentioned in the last posting, though he has been quite inconspicuous in the three months he has been with us to date, things have just started to happen. He has said that he is looking to expand aggressively and I get the impression that he is beginning to make things happen which, of course, is both good and very exciting.
I feel I need to get closer to him and raise my profile: I need to think how.
Here's Something Interesting
This might not have anything to do with your posting directly but when I read it a current situation at work comes to mind. It's not a real problem but it's a bit awkward though.
I'm a graduation auditor at my college's Registrar's Office. Technically speaking I'm the key auditor since I'm on a professional line. The other person (who has been doing graduation audits for many years) does similar work to me but is on a lower line. Even though I'm higher than her I'm not her supervisor. We work well together, actually without her I would be in trouble because she knows more about the whole graduation audit process than me since she has been doing it so long and she worked with someone (a couple of people before me) who had lots of experience with it. Even though I've been doing it for a few years already I'm still wet behind the ears about many things. Another interesting thing the person who is suppose to supervise us with this work is one of the Assistant Registrars. The thing with the Assistant Registrar is that he is so focused and busy with his other tasks (he's in charge of records, grades and attendance) that he rarely deals with us. We end up dealing with the director (Registrar) with our issues and the director evaluates us and in some ways supervises us. The Assistant Registrar isn't really that bad but he has his shaky points.
Interesting isn't it.
Something Similar
I got back into work this week to find I have a new boss!!
There has been a re-structure at work (the new overall head has been very quiet so it was not unexpected) and they have amalgamated the management, marketing (that's me) and human resources teams under one umbrella.
The new departmental head (my new boss) is from the HR team. She is - or seems - a very pleasant person, but knows nothing to my knowledge about marketing.
There are obviously a few people whose noses have been put out somewhat, as is always the caes with these things. Not least of all - I think - my ex-boss who was expecting the top position possibly.
It has all largely gone on above me. In my typical inimicably AS way, I haven't got involved.
However, I need to get more attuned to all of this because there will inevitably be implications. My company is the target for a takeover at the moment which I suspect will go through, so change one way or the other is on the horizon.
I am due to have a meeting with my new boss shortly, so need to give some thought to this and where all this re-structuring is taking me.
Not sure I can really on the status-quo (which, being a set routine; one that lets me work largely independently - has been ideal from an Asperger perspective so far) like you have for very much longer.