Long story short, I have applied for a new position within my organisation, and been successful. The team I am leaving has recently been restructured. So we were in ‘A’ group and have been moved into ‘B’ group. New position is back in ‘A’ group.
Restructure was marred by political power struggles between the Tier 2 managers of A and B group. B group see themselves as having won, and by leaving them and going back to A group, i am robbing them of a bit of their victory.
I have worked for my organisation for a long time, including stints with B group in the past. The new position was advertised externally, i applied, went through the interview like any other applicant, and was successful. I kept my immediate manager informed (this was all happening during the restructure) throughout, he was and is supportive. I played it by the book.
I start the new position in 2 weeks. We will physically move to B group on Monday and i am dreading it. My team are lovely but i feel i am going into a very hostile environment. Since i accepted the new position B group have questioned EVERY aspect of my work, and have made it very clear that i have done the wrong thing by taking up a position with A group. I am expecting to be micromanaged/told I have handled things wrong. I can make it through as it is only 2 weeks but would love to get some suggested neutral statements to counteract any hostility and help me stay professional.