Confused by new role - WWYD?

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Anonymous wrote:What is your title?

My full title is pretty specific so won’t list it here but I am a manager.

So not C-level? Did you not mean to imply that in your op?

I work in the C-suite as a manager. I’m sorry I wasn’t clear (I was not intending to mislead).

Ok that makes a difference. That said yes to echo PP you should still address it with your CEO since he's your manager. What do you say ? "Hi I feel like my current scope/projects do not align with the job description I thought I was hired for/I'm concerned about my career growth based on current trajectory of projects/I'd like to explore projects more in line with [insert your job description/whatever you actually want to do]."

There are so many ways to do OP. Please don't overthink this. You won't make it to C-suite if you are anxious about directly and professionally addressing your current situations.

I feel like this is the right idea, but a bad script. You definitely want to highlight tasks and work that were discussed in your interview that you would like to do, but try not to sound critical. The above sounds like you are accusing them of misleading you about the job and that they are creating a problem.

I would be more inclined to say that you are happy to be working there. Mention projects or tasks that were discussed in your interview (be specific) and say that you would like to start working towards taking over or developing those projects as discussed in your interview. I would never say that your current role does not align with the job description (accusing the management of misleading you), or that you are concern about your career growth based on current assignments (they are mismanaging you). The statements in the PP's script sound critical of your management.

However, you can make that same point by asking how to work towards your goals and tasks previously discussed without making the comments critical of how management has handled your job since you were hired.

I would also ask if you can be assigned a desk or office with more privacy rather than the desk assigned to the CEO's assistant. You can say that your work gets interrupted very frequently sitting at the assigned desk and that many people mistake you as <previous EA's> replacement.

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sounds like you are the new EA, sorry

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Anonymous wrote:You’re a project manager attached to the leadership team. That’s your job and that sounds like what you’re being asked to do.

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And try very hard to avoid telling people you work in the c-suite. PPs have already said what that implies. Nobody cares where you are physically, although it sounds a bit shit to not get an office.

You are a manager at the company. That's all. It's great that you have such high visibility, so try to take advantage of that and don't screw it up with your airs.

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If you report to the CEO, then ask what the expectations are for your development at the company. You just started, but get clarity on this before you become the housekeeper.

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Do you supervise anyone?

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a small company? I don't understand the titling. The C suite reporting to the CEO at large companies are usually Chief XYZ....
Are you a glorified Cheif of Staff essentially?

ditto. I assumed OP must be CTO or COO etc. Which is why I found it odd another C-suite would not know how to handle a situation like this.

I'm not OP, but I don't understand why you thought that. OP ends the post by saying she wants to be an executive one day.

Because the phrase “working in the C-suite” usually means working a C-level job, not working as a manager for people in the C-suite.

Assistant TO the regional manager

OP, you just started a few weeks ago. Your boss should have a check in with you any day to see how you are settling in. That would be a good time to bring it up. Like others suggested, I wouldn't wait until the first review cycle if it's more than a month away or it will cement your role as EA no matter what. You say that you are in the desk where the EA used to sit. Did she move? If so, ask for clarification if you should forward some of these tasks to her. You can frame it as getting a better idea about how best to delegate tasks. Also emphasize the things you thought you would be doing and tell CEO you want to spend more of your time doing those things like you discussed during the hiring process. That's more of a positive spin than saying "I don't want to do A, B, and C."