pb4uski
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Things are about to start unravelling, a little sooner than I had planned. Aside from the colleague who left, and the friend who understands our pension plan, I have been really good at keeping it to myself in order to avoid becoming a lame duck earlier than necessary.
But next week, the boss is interviewing people for a position that is parallel to mine, including someone who reports to me and who is seen as being ready to move up. (I know of two other good candidate s in the pool.)
So I feel that I should let the boss know of my plans (now 26 weeks to go) in case that has any impact on her decisions in this competition.
The only thing that has been holding me back on this is that doing so will change my role in the organization. I expect that the news would not be shared for another three months or so, at which point I would announce it to my staff and the competition for my replacement would begin.
I feel like I am pulling a pin....
Do you trust your boss? Do you think the person who reports to you would be a good successor? Do you think they would prefer your job over the one they are interviewing for?
If you trust your boss I see nothing wrong with sharing your plans with her.
While not when I retired, in another job I told management that I was leaving about 6 months before I left so there could be an orderly transition. Until we announced it, only me, our Pres, and our CEO knew I was leaving. I later found out that some CFO candidates that I interviewed during that 6 month period also knew. However, I know many organizations tend to have more leaks.
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