I've been in my job almost two years. I'm not happy but no one knows this as I have no one to tell.
I have almost no contact with my line manager. We never have 121 meetings. I've never had any kind of appraisal. They never contact me individually about anything, though I know they are actively managing some people in the team.
I imagine it's partly because I'm senior and seen as capable and not requiring support but I have no one showing any interest in my work, wellbeing or progression.
Other people across the business have 121 and appraisal meetings. I have these meetings with people I manage!
I have raised some issues with someone senior to my manager on several occasions who I have ad hoc meetings with. Nothing changes.
You'll probably ask why I haven't requested meetings with my LM. To start with, I wasn't given clarity on who my line manager was and thought it was someone else. Poor communication is a thing in this business. Then it turned out they knew they were my manager but hadn't done any managing. The truth is I now have no respect for them if they aren't able to carry out the most basic elements of their role as manager and so don't feel very confident in them dealing effectively with anything I might raise.
My LM knows almost nothing about my work, capabilities or how busy or otherwise I am. Is there any point telling them I'm considering leaving unless things change? If I go above them and say this as I have before, will anything change? If I go to HR, it will probably add an element of politics I would rather avoid.
I feel completely forgotten about. It sounds quite pathetic but I am the kind of person who is ready to talk about these things if there's someone to talk to. I know the business doesn't want me to leave. I've even been told this, and I know my work, skills and attitude are valued. But they aren't doing anything to keep me.