Whether you notice it or not, your BV career is happening. If you expect someone…
John Borrowman, CPC
Borrowman Baker, LLC
Gallatin, TN
A job change means career advancement. You wouldn’t have made the move if it weren’t an advance, right? But there’s something your new boss sees that you probably don’t.
If you’ve been where you are for any length of time, you’ve probably developed a mastery of the environment where you work. You know the processes. You know the rules and, if you’ve been paying attention, the exceptions. You know who to go to for help or assistance when you need it.
If you’re productive and efficient (and you probably are), it’s because you’ve learned how to anticipate what your current boss wants and needs. You’ve earned respect by staying one step ahead. When you change jobs, though, all of that goes out the window.
You have to learn new processes, new procedures, and a different way of doing things. People you work with will have different expectations.
As smart as you are and as quickly as you can learn, there’s going to be a fall-off in your overall productivity. It can take four to six months to get your feet on the ground and to reach the level of productivity you once had.
Your new boss knows that. He knew it when you interviewed for the position. That’s why he had the view he did of the short-term risk of hiring you. And maybe that’s why you didn’t see the increase in compensation that you thought would go along with “career advancement”.
When you think like the boss, you can see more clearly how and why things are the way they are. And you can manage your expectations accordingly.
John Borrowman
