I have no direct reports and I’m not an IC. How do I get out of limbo? /u/Yakb0 CSCQ protests reddit

My job title is “Team Lead”. This year all my direct reports were laid off or resigned. All the contractors who nominally report to me, have been reassigned to a new team where I have no visibility into their actions.

My boss wrote my yearly goals and removed all references to being an individual contributor. As you can imagine, this leaves me in a rather strange position. My boss is relatively happy with my work in my current role, but he admits he has no idea how long the current situation will last or what the future will hold.

I’m trying to change jobs before I get laid off. Ideally I’d like to continue in management. I have limited experience and I’m not going to get any more experience leading people or projects in my current position. I’m fine with switching to an IC role, with the understanding that I’m looking to move back into management at the new company. I was a senior UI engineer for years before being promoted.

However, I don’t do any coding in my current role (and I’m actively discouraged from doing so). There are no coding bullet points on my resume for my current job description. I’d have to spend a lot of time refreshing my skills if I wanted to take that route. For a variety of reasons going back to an IC role at my current company is not an option.

Any advice on the best way to find my way out of this?

My job title is “Team Lead”. This year all my direct reports were laid off or resigned. All the contractors who nominally report to me, have been reassigned to a new team where I have no visibility into their actions.

My boss wrote my yearly goals and removed all references to being an individual contributor. As you can imagine, this leaves me in a rather strange position. My boss is relatively happy with my work in my current role, but he admits he has no idea how long the current situation will last or what the future will hold.

I’m trying to change jobs before I get laid off. Ideally I’d like to continue in management. I have limited experience and I’m not going to get any more experience leading people or projects in my current position. I’m fine with switching to an IC role, with the understanding that I’m looking to move back into management at the new company. I was a senior UI engineer for years before being promoted.

However, I don’t do any coding in my current role (and I’m actively discouraged from doing so). There are no coding bullet points on my resume for my current job description. I’d have to spend a lot of time refreshing my skills if I wanted to take that route. For a variety of reasons going back to an IC role at my current company is not an option.

Any advice on the best way to find my way out of this?