Move along

(note-I posted here last night and it disappeared, so i re-posted)

As many of you that read my posts know, I have been extremely unhappy about my work situation, due to the economy and the short sighted moves the company has made to deal with that.

I even had proposed a organizational plan that was partially adopted, except instead of making me the leader manager, I got to be the lead, and a recycled manager from another unit was assigned. He is a nice guy, but has freely admitted he was going to delegate all the responsibility for my unit to me. So as they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same..

So when my months of interviewing finally landed me an offer for no more money or benefits, but a shorter commute and dealing with a smaller unit in an organization that is financially stable, I took it. Yesterday I realized the management of my company didn’t think I would go…???

At my last meeting of the day, one of the directors says “we thought this was a tactic, but you are actually leaving, aren’t you?” Hello, give him a prize.

The hard part was not all this week working up to my last day, it was as I walked down the aisle and told each employee I had worked with goodbye, got a lot of hugs and shared some tears…more than one said something about the company is stupid, but we are beyond that now...I did all the things I said I would, and now some of the newer projects I leave in good hands, although they all say they aren’t sure they can do it. The one woman I worked with the most has serious issues with her abilities, which has constantly annoyed me. I have told her time and time again, she should seek a promotion, and I even recommended her for my job since I am leaving. Yesterday she said she didn’t think she could do it- I told her nobody in their right mind thinks they can handle it all when they start, but she has the skills and knowledge and I am confident she will handle it well. Problem is if she doesn’t push for the promotion, they will let her do the job at her current salary. If I had been her manager, I would have promoted her.

My new boss is someone I worked with before; who comes across very well but secretly is sort of a knucklehead. From what I know of him, he is unfamiliar with being in management. My new co-worker has emailed me that the boss is going to try to have me do his job. I will assist him in learning what he needs to know…arrogant of me, huh? Perhaps.

Meanwhile, unknown to them all is another entity has entered the picture. I think the economy in some sectors is better than others, and so in my job search, I branched out from the usual to include financial institutions as well, and now have been notified to attend a interview next month with a large, large corp at their hq. The interview is with the CFO, CIO and Information Security Officer- the three C’s as I call them.

Getting this job would mean a serious increase in pay, which would probably be consumed by improving my wardrobe, add paying for mid-town parking…if I get the job, great, if not, so be it.

At least I am no longer going to deal with the team of dumb and dumber at my last job…who unfortunately control everything