Work changes

Before all this happened I was a bit of a workaholic. But I loved my job and my team and the organization. I won my role permanently and my director and I were in a good place after working together for about a year.

Since I have been on leave, my director found a new job and a new person has been appointed on a temporary basis. They also have plans to backfill my role with someone in September - which I am actually happy about. I hope it is a strong manager.

It is a lot of change for my team and from what I hear the new director has come in with a pretty aggressive approach that isn't going over well.

I wish I was there to help with this transition. I am worried some of my staff will get fed up and leave and also that I might be reporting to someone I hate when I get back.

I know it is a far way off because realistically I won't return to spring 2017 at the earliest, and maybe even summer 2017 based on my medical notes from my oncologist. A lot can change from now until then, hopefully things will settle down and my staff will stick it out.  I worked had to create a good team dynamic and it would make me sad if it all crumbled while I am in medical leave.

Part of what makes me a good manager though (if I can toot my own horn) is I genuinely care about my people and I look after them. And from where I am now I can't do that. Just another example of how I can't control what happens!  

I guess I need to let go and trust, and focus on getting better.