Hi.
I'm mainly looking for some advice. Recently, I was hired for a job in which I am probably under-qualified for. Long story short, I was hired by my boss who said he would coach me up in the position; my boss has subsequently been let go, now I'm sort of in a limbo. I have a staff under me who is in another state, and probably understands the ins and outs of the job better than me.
Mainly I'm looking for, has anyone ever been in a similar scenario? I'm going to try and work hard and learn everything, but there's a lot of moving pieces and I'm just trying to keep the ship afloat. Any advice anyone can provide would be very helpful.
Fake it till you make it.
Do you think that's possible if the job has somewhat technical aspects to it?
Yeah maybe it will take you more time to get things done or you have to study a little bit, but you should be fine. It's not like they are making you become a full blown quant or anything is it?
Regularly
What's the job?
Best two things for you to do are lean on the people under you and learn from them as you're "reviewing" their work and then go on the internet somewhere and educate yourself on the things you don't know. It's 2024. There's a good chance there's a YouTube channel or something that can tell you exactly what you need to know.
Or post questions on WSO even.
That's what I'm trying to do. There's some staff under me who seem pretty level headed and fair so I think they are fine with it. One manager under me a little crotchety, but nothing I can't deal with .
If you have a good relationship with one of those people under you, and play your cards right, you can really make that work for both of you long term. They teach you what you need to know even though you're their superior and you go to bat for them hard when it comes to bonus & promotion time. That can inspire some hard to beat loyalty.
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