u/Internal-Rise-2217

Genuinely curious how managers handle informational requests for internal roles.

I sent a few informational requests quite a while ago, and they’re still sitting in the queue with no action. I also reached out to the HMs on Slack but never heard back.

For HMs, Are you waiting because you’re already interviewing a few candidates and want to see how those go first? Do you just let requests pile up while you shortlist people? At some point, do you decline the remaining requests, or does the role eventually close and they automatically disappear? I see the number of requests going up then coming down a little on the posting. But mine just sits.

I completely understand that HMs can get a ton of interest and can’t talk to everyone. I’m mostly curious about what’s happening behind the scenes when a request sits there for a long time without being accepted or declined.
Is it basically a soft rejection, or is there still a realistic chance the HM will get to it?

Looking for a good car wash in Bellevue downtown or nearby that does both exterior and basic interior cleaning.
My car isn’t dirty enough to need a full detail. It was sitting for a while, so it’s mostly just collected some dust. Just the interior vacuum and wiping down the dash, console, doors, etc should be good.

I’m looking for a good old school full service car wash, not a $300 detailing package.
Also, I need a physical location where I can take the car. I’ve seen a lot of mobile car wash/detailing services that come to you, but I live in an apartment, so that won’t really work for me.

Ideally somewhere reasonably priced in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, or nearby. Any recommendations?

I have been told that by the end of Rahu, it takes away the material benefits that it provided like your job growth, money etc, then how is Jupiter supposed to be better when you are entering in that Mahadasha with the stress of losing everything that you built?

I am currently going through Rahu- mars that has a couple of months left. My astrologer said that after July 27th I was supposed to see a drastic improvement in my current life. For context, I have high anxiety related to job, marriage etc. but after 27th my life in-fact took a turn for slightly worse. And I don’t see it getting better in any way at-least for another year. Jupiter starts this Nov.

What am I missing?

8 yrs in Amazon. I’m stuck with a bad manager right now and honestly want to switch teams as soon as I can. I joined my current team through an internal transfer afew months ago, and since then, pretty much my entire team has moved on to other teams. Now most of the workload to keep the engine running has fallen on me.

My manager doesn’t seem to acknowledge that at all. He also doesn’t want to align on the growth path my previous manager had laid out before the reorg, but at the same time, he keeps piling more and more work onto my plate.

When I asked for more impactful projects and opportunities to grow, he basically told me he doesn’t think I have the potential and doesn’t see me getting anywhere. And that this team may not be for me if I am looking to grow. That really threw me off because I was a consistent high performer in all 3 of my previous orgs and had never received feedback like this. The manager who hired me in this team had the same opinion.

At this point, it’s making me question myself. I’m working 10-12 hours a day and it still never feels like enough. Manager seems to think that with AI, everything is just a click away. And if I am struggling thats because I don’t know how to use AI well. His vision for AI is highly unrealistic and anybody who pushes back, is weighing the team down.

I’ve started looking at internal roles, and I’m wondering how transparent I should be with hiring managers. Is it okay to say that I’m looking to move because there’s limited growth opportunity in my current team, especially after most of the team moved on following the reorg? Or would mentioning that be seen as a red flag?

I am currently in non tech Program Manager role, but a lot of my work is already focused on building product roadmaps, defining strategy, working with engineering teams, and helping with product launches.

How difficult is it these days to transition from Program Management to non tech Product Management?

For those who have made the switch, what helped you break in? Is there any assessment involved?

Also, are there any pay differences between the roles?

I joined my current team a year ago as an L5 with a YoY TT rating from my previous org for 3 years. Everyone else on this team is L6 or above. At this point, I’m doing very similar work to the L6s, just with a little less ambiguity.

The team is also pretty chaotic, so responsibilities change all the time. Therefore hard to go after one big opportunity.
My manager is nice, but he’s also pretty laid back. He’s not the type to actively encourage career growth or say, “Here’s what you need to do to get promoted.” If I bring up an opportunity, he’ll usually say, “Yeah, you can do that,” but the conversation doesn’t really go anywhere. What he is good at is echoing his manager’s words. Should I talk to L8 then?

I know it’s ultimately my responsibility to drive my promo, but I’m wondering how to approach the conversation now rather than waiting for him to bring it up (which I don’t think he ever will).

How do I start the promo conversation without making it sound like I am just asking for a promo?

I’m on a 5 month treatment plan and currently on tray 6, changing trays every 7 days. The first tray was the toughest when I had pain and soreness for almost the entire week. After tray 4, though, I pretty much stopped feeling any discomfort. I have attachments on all my teeth if it matters. I didn’t really have any significant gaps and the treatment was more for gum recession so it’s hard to evaluate visually.

Each new tray feels tight for the first couple of days (as in its hard to put it on), then it settles in and fits like a glove with no pain at all. I’m also very consistent about wearing the aligners, averaging about 22 hours a day.

Is it normal to not experience any pain? Or did my orthodontist stretch the treatment longer than needed?

I started the treatment due to gum recession. And I assumed this would feel normal by now, but I’m currently on Tray 2 of a 5-month Invisalign treatment and I still haven’t fully adjusted to it. I’m on a 7-day tray change schedule, with attachment on almost all my teeth and even by the end of the week the trays still feel slightly tight. The trays start fitting properly by day 3 or 4 every week, but once they’re on, I remain very aware of the pressure and my attention stays focused on my teeth throughout the day.
I’ve also noticed that one tooth feels like it has a very slight movement to it; not loose or wobbly, just slightly mobile compared to the others. The rest of my teeth feel fine. And out of habit I keep pressing it.

My second question is about gap closure. I have a very small gap between my front two teeth (less than 1 mm), and I wanted to understand when I might realistically start seeing that close?

What should I generally expect over the next few trays in terms of movement, tightness, and visible changes?

To give some context,, I recently joined this team through an internal transfer. I’ve been at Amazon for about 4 years and was a consistent high performer in my previous org. A big part of that was the team culture, we were very collaborative and stepped in to support each other when someone was blocked, which helped us move quickly.

I decided to move because I felt I had hit a growth ceiling, and my previous manager was very supportive in helping me find a new opportunity.

That said, I’m starting to regret the move. This team feels not only chaotic, but also highly non-collaborative. There’s a strong tendency to assign blame, and if you don’t proactively protect yourself, it ends up coming back to you.

Early on, I tried to step in and support teammates when it was clear they were struggling. That approach backfired pretty badly. And I got blamed for the misses that weren’t even my fault. Since then, I’ve started documenting everything, which has helped surface some gaps but it’s also led to more defensive behavior.

Now I’m seeing patterns like delayed responses on Slack, frequent escalations with my manager looped in, feedback coming in after deadlines have passed, and key information or docs not being shared on time and then I am blamed for “lack of competence”. My new manager seems confident with me which helps but I really don’t want to lose my sanity. I am new but I have absolutely no room to make a single mistake. Its suffocating!

I have been stressed since I joined this team 4 months ago and lost motivation completely. I even reached out to my prior manager and requested him to take me back. But chances of that happening are very low now due to the budget cut.

Like wtf! What do I do now?