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Originally Posted by IUHoosiergirl88
It was definitely my plan to stay at my current firm for awhile, and I'm still not 100% sure I want to leave the firm. I'm going to try to switch projects first, so I can at least stay with the same company, however our PMOs haven't been letting people leave.
Ideally, I want to climb the corporate ladder on either the contracting or the government side. It's my ultimate goal to be a PDB-er or a Congressional briefer one day. It really upsets me that I'm even thinking about leaving so soon.
Thanks for all of your advice everyone! This is a tough situation that I was really not anticipating having to deal with at my first 'real' job.
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Your comment about becoming a PDB-er tells me I know what area you work in, and it's an area where I have experience. I've also done hiring in that area (on the contracting side) and I've worked with dozens of client sites.
You actually have the perfect answer to "why did you leave so soon" (or why are you looking to leave so soon) -- the job has morphed into something that, while challenging, is not in my primary area, and I don't want to lose currency in that area. This is not unusual at all in the defense contracting arena. You don't want to use it often, as it could also say you didn't do your homework in scoping out the contract/task before accepting the job, but early on you can do so.
Leave any talk of the hostile workplace out of it. I have worked on client sites where I honestly felt people hung their integrity on the coathook in their cars before coming in to the office, and other offices, even of the same agency, have been wonderful.