Hello,

I am sorry to hear about your experience, that certainly sounds frustrating. Without knowing more about your company and its internal politics it is hard to give specific advice, but I would recommend talking to a colleague or a mentor at your firm about whether your situation is a matter of concern and how you should go about resolving it. 3 months on the beach is not unheard of, as others have pointed out, so it is worth getting someone else's perspective who knows how your company operates.

Hi there,

Unfortunately without knowing the exact dynamics of the company it is a bit hard to advise here.

In general, 3 months is not an unheard of amount of time. You should continue to network, continue to flag your interest in projects, and continue to be both patient and persistent. You time should come soon.

Hello!

Sorry to hear that, it doesn't sound as a good setup. Furthermore, from outside, it's quite stunning what is happening, seems to me that I don't understand everything there. 

I would advise you to look for an internal mentor, someone who understands the dynamics there, and ask for help in navigating the situation. 

Cheers, 

Clara

Assuming that everything you say is true, it is clear that this is not a great place where to “work”.

I suggest that you should apply for other jobs.

PS: Please also consider that M&A advisory is not in great shape at the moment, so I don't expect that over the next few months things will improve. 

I'm sorry to hear this - that's really unfortunate. It's a bit hard to advise without knowing the internal politics, but at a minimum I'd recommend speaking with HR to ask for help. Do you have a mentor or a buddy you can speak with to help you navigate the politics? And do you know your Director's EA? If not I'd recommend getting to know them and asking them for help getting time with him. I'd continue to ask your performance manager for help, and perhaps get them to talk to your Director? 

I hope that helps and good luck! 

Thank you for sharing. I can imagine that this must be a frustrating experience. 

First of all, being on the “bench” or the “beach” for 3 months is not that unusual. I have witnessed many consultants working on internal assignments for that amount of time or even longer (also during “normal” market conditions).

From what it sounds like to me is that there is a communication discrepancy in your firm and specifically around your managers. I gather from your question that you are uncertain about your standing in the new company and are concerned for your job security. You would be more satisfied if you were actually doing work for clients instead of internal stuff. But you don't necessarily dislike the overall topics you are working on or feel a strong mismatch in terms of company culture (at least not yet).

I would therefore not pull any triggers regarding quitting after only 3 months. In my opinion, you need to have the chance for a dedicated conversation around proper target setting and expectation management first and then give it some time to see how things play out and if the situation improves. I also think that at this point, you can afford to be a bit more proactive and pushy to get a meeting with your supervisor.

Here's a thought:

Check his calendar and pick a slot that is open to schedule a placeholder meeting with him. In the invite, you write a few sentences on how this is your attempt on getting a meeting on the books after something came up (unfortunately) the last times you were supposed to meet. You should also write a few bullets on your proposed meeting agenda with the key topics you want to discuss with him. Lastly, ask him to please propose an alternative time for this meeting in case your suggested slot doesn't work for him.

If it really doesn't pan out, you can still switch jobs after 6 or 7 months with a more valid reason.

Good luck