u/Basic_Following_7722

Hi,

I recently got a new job as an HR Ops manager. Prior to this I was a generalist, but I acted in manager capacity with the exception of actually making decisions. I would bring all of the options to my manager and then she would say yes or no.

In my new role, I am the only HR person on site so I am responsible for all personnel decisions. I am confident in my ability, but I have an insane amount of power which I’m not used to and quite frankly makes me a bit uncomfortable. I guess me not loving the power makes me a good fit for the role, but does it ever go away? I know I make good decisions and am a great critical thinker, it’s just a weird situation to be in. I’m not actually above anyone and view everyone as my colleague, but also what I say goes and I have the final say in most matters. My boss is lovely and she is at another location, so we don’t interact much.

Also- from those of you that are directors and VPs, do new managers asking clarifying questions annoy you? I am doing my best to find all of our SOPs myself and work the problem before reaching out , but many processes are not documented. I feel a bit annoying for chatting our director asking where something is, or what decisions she needs to approve. I’d rather ask then do something when it needed exec approval. She’s never said anything to make me think I’m annoying her, she’s just super busy and at a very high level and I’m conscious of it.

Ive pushed my test twice now, and im now aiming for 505 by end of June. I have no foundational knowledge as a non-trad and had to self teach through my pre-reqs, but i did it enough to score well, not enough to retain the knowledge. If anyone has any advice for how to structure my studying it would be appreciated.

Current schedule that doesnt work (work FT):

Weekdays- Either very few Anki and content or no anki and content + question packs. 2-4 hours per day

Weekends- FL and review CARS and P/S, next day review B/B and C/P. 10 hours each day

I did a content from Dec-Feb and felt super confident in Chem and BioC. Got through all of Anki aswell. Prioritized Q packs since March and have gotten through all of UWorld and AAMC. Very obv content issue, but once I start a new topic I forget something else. I feel like 1. My brain cant hold that much info and 2. I go hard on one topic and then dont see it on another test for awhile. I feel like im trying to learn things for no reason.

Pls drop anything incredibly foundational, or incredibly high yield. B/B is 124 and C/P is 122. Out of my incorrect answers, less than 10 are due to content i havent hit yet, the majority is things ive covered but got mixed up with something else or didnt know in enough depth. I just need a 126 B/B and 125 C/P.