The Worst Advice I Took During A Transition: “Stick It Out”

I was in a role where shortly after I joined the company, there was a major restructure and my department was disbanded. 

I wasn’t impacted by the layoffs as a result, but the role I accepted basically didn’t exist anymore. In fact, this was more than a restructure–it was a complete rebrand. The name of the company on my offer letter was no longer the company I worked at. The department was gone. Yet, my title was the same.

It was a Friday when I found out. I was on my way to a nail appointment first thing in the morning when I got a Teams call from my manager. It was early her time, 5:30 AM, and she usually spent her mornings getting her young boys to school, so I immediately thought that was weird. I told her I was away from my desk and would call her as soon as I sat down.