Until recently I worked in a multiskilled team of ~15 people. We worked in a one-team environment, with a portfolio of ~5 projects at a time. I really enjoyed it.
We've just been restructured - the team has been split up into the three different skill sets we cover and incorporated into relevant departments within the wider organisation. My new department is much bigger (~50 people) and works in a completely matrixed way. The new team that I line manage is for line management purposes only - there is no team identity or common goals and everyone works on different projects with people from other departments.
It's all very new to me but I can't get my head around it. I don't feel any connection within the team or the wider department. I'm wondering if this is a common way to work or actually a bit weird.
I have worked before in a matrixed environment in a different company, but in that case the team I was in (~10 people) had an identity and were using the same product/skills/techniques which we then applied to different projects with people from other departments. That worked very well and I was happy in that environment.