To give some context,, I recently joined this team through an internal transfer. I’ve been at Amazon for about 4 years and was a consistent high performer in my previous org. A big part of that was the team culture, we were very collaborative and stepped in to support each other when someone was blocked, which helped us move quickly.
I decided to move because I felt I had hit a growth ceiling, and my previous manager was very supportive in helping me find a new opportunity.
That said, I’m starting to regret the move. This team feels not only chaotic, but also highly non-collaborative. There’s a strong tendency to assign blame, and if you don’t proactively protect yourself, it ends up coming back to you.
Early on, I tried to step in and support teammates when it was clear they were struggling. That approach backfired pretty badly. And I got blamed for the misses that weren’t even my fault. Since then, I’ve started documenting everything, which has helped surface some gaps but it’s also led to more defensive behavior.
Now I’m seeing patterns like delayed responses on Slack, frequent escalations with my manager looped in, feedback coming in after deadlines have passed, and key information or docs not being shared on time and then I am blamed for “lack of competence”. My new manager seems confident with me which helps but I really don’t want to lose my sanity. I am new but I have absolutely no room to make a single mistake. Its suffocating!
I have been stressed since I joined this team 4 months ago and lost motivation completely. I even reached out to my prior manager and requested him to take me back. But chances of that happening are very low now due to the budget cut.
Like wtf! What do I do now?