I joined a company after getting some bad performance comments from prev company. In my older the reason behind poor outcome was - manager. During my exit, he confessed the same that he wasnβt able to put required time/efforts. Most probably he was one who threw me in front of the bus.
Joining a new company with that baggage scares the shit out of anyone. I worked hard and delivered something big in first 6 months. The comment from VP levels was - βThis is such a turnaround (of a prev lagging product)β. The mail was cascaded to CXOs and org re-initiated focus on the product.
That day, I gained my lost confidence and decided not to let anyone else control my career.