Ever had that job that's sole purpose was to make your life difficult. I have one of those jobs in corporate america. They gave me the crappy shifts, ie night and weekends. I took every dirty job they threw at me hoping it would balance out at some point. I did things no one else was willing to do and looked good doing it. I won the respect of my peers, my subordinates and a sub-section of management. Then it all shifted and in came a slew a very young managers looking to reinvent the wheel. All of sudden I was on the outs and they were picking thier running buddies to take over some of my roles. I was more than a little hurt, and angry to point where it almost cost me my job. But the reality moment was when a manager half my age is sitting across from me stating that he doesn't think I have what it takes to be a manager trainee...a role I was already in "unofficially". There are days I have carried this group on my back, all 180 people. Now I have this guys in my face who has only been shaving for a few years telling my about how to run a department I helped build, and how to manage people that I personally trained 70% of the staff. At that point, I just had to laugh.
I turned in my 2 weeks notice a week ago Monday, not knowing where I was going to go but knowing I that needed to get out before I lost my any more of my soul. I secured employment today with a normal work schedule, no weekends, profit sharing on a quarterly basis, insurance, 401K, a real desk and not a cubicle and a 11% raise. The kicker: I'll be doing the work that these new managers stated I couldn't do and wasn't qualified for...and it only took one interview...and a lot of prayer. But they don't need to know that.
With a clear mind, I can live life, love my wife, and remove the knife from my back...I may even write a song or two about liberation.
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