u/jrexicus

This is more of a vent than anything else but input would be nice. I've been in Product for over 18 years. I worked most of FAANG but after the last wave of layoffs about 3 years ago, I seriously needed a break. I got on with a smaller company and the first 1.5 years it was amazing. My manager was the best, I was respected, I took a product they were going to sunset and revamped it so it's now our most requested product. I constantly had good reviews, they flew me around the country just to speak to clients and at conventions, etc. However, starting last fall, things began to change. The owner left along with a few other higher ups, a new ceo came on, the company was sold, etc. Then my Dec performance review came and suddenly I wasn't good enough. I was being told I wasn't technical enough. Let me tell you that to take this job I took a pay cut of half my normal pay. This was for a better balance and less stress. Also a technical PM would make significantly more than a PM. Although I have no idea where this came from I did take steps to become more technical and I've met that. (even though there is no pay bump or title change involved) now I'm being told I need to engage more with the devs. Here is the thing, I already do. They come to me all the time. In fact it's hard to get my work done sometimes because I have so many people across the company that come to me for everything. I feel like the goal post is constantly being moved.

There is also a big cultural difference here as I'm the only token white woman and everyone else is Indian. I've noticed that my peers get promoted all the time yet I haven't at all. Also they can go on a vacation for a month and then take every friday off but I get scolded for taking a long weekend.

Also I've noticed a bit of jealousy around me going to speak with clients and conventions. My background is in radio and entertainment. I was a DJ for 5 years and I did commercial work so I know how to be "on". They wanted me to teach them how to present better but I honestly don't know how because it comes natural to me. Since the new CEO came on, I haven't gone to anything new (honestly I'm fine with it, i prefer to be a homebody.)

Also one of the newly promoted directors then hired a bunch of people from her village and I've never met a group of people that are so confidently wrong. They make me feel like I'm the idiot when I know what I'm saying is correct. (example being they rolled out a feature without consulting Product, it was completely wrong and then I got blamed because it was a "product communication issue" even though no one told me they were starting the wrong and I had no visibility into it.

Now they are asking that I start doing the work of an assistant, on top of my normal duties and I'm honestly so fed up. For example writing tickets that takes a person a week to write, (they are highly technical) but I'm suppose ot take it on plus everything else.

I guess it's time to rework the resume, if anyone knows of anything at the crossroads of fintech and cybersecurity, let a girl know.

Yeah so this is weird but not a euphemism. Does anyone know Nick that works at Motorco? Wanted to invite him to ghost hunting when he’s in Charleston but didn’t get a chance to share info because it was crazy and crowded