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by z93007

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I have recently joined a mid-size pharma co. We have two tracks, Technical, and Management. I'm in the Tech track. , and the title is 'Sr. tech. Consultant' which is equivalent to Manager level. The Director is a great guy. He has four managers reporting to him. I am at the same level as those managers. However, I report to one of the managers instead of the Director. I feel that I have good technical and interpersonal skills, and I should be reporting to the Director. Also, my title the title is misleading and does not carry the weight as other managers have theirs (e.g. Project Manager). May be it is my ego but shouldn't I be visible to the upper mgmt? I feel that I should be measured by the Director instead of the peer manager. (it is like instead of the teacher, the student giving grade to other student!)

What are your suggestions? Should I accept this situation, or how diplomatically find a way out from this?

Thanks in advance,

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by r. a. caluste

There should be some sort of levelling at your HR Dept. Check out your org chart. What you "feel" may not necessarily be what's in your organizational chart. I'm a Senior I.T. Specialist (also a psuedo name for IT Manager) and I report to the VP forfinance. Traditionally, the IT reports to the finance, so if you have a finance manager, he might "ask" you to report to him.

by z93007

Thanx RA. It's not a finance manager. He is in the IT group, and the same group azs I am. IT is OKto report ot finance guy as long as he is a VP! I just don't feel comfortable getting evaluated by a peer. Anyway, life goes on ... :)

by nashmi

I don’t think you should be concentrating on whom are you "practically" reporting to (especially in the eyes of your director). However, if you wish to be directly reporting to him/her I think you should start showing him how much of value areyou to him, i.e. he should depend on you more and more especially in key issues. With time he will either ask for it himself or you might find yourself in suitable circumstances that allow you to ask for it!

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