I Think I Need To Change Jobs.... but in this economy

[SPKrazy]

that's scary, of course it is pretty shaky where I'm at in some ways, my organization has made the business section of the local paper regarding the lowering of bond ratings to 2 ratings above junk bonds... and saying a good risk of bankruptcy too. Of course the organization says otherwise.

That's not why I'm thinking its time to move on... I have been there 15 years and am now at a point where I feel completely stuck, I've reached a point at which there is no advancement apparently left, the advancement/promotions I've had seem to be pretty useless in the environment I'm in... I'm not the majority profession who run the department that I happen to be in.

However, without my license and someone with my credentials, they couldn't keep the particular unit I'm on open. It is however not like I'm irreplaceable. It's better to not be anyway usually.

I'm feeling like because I asked up through the chain of command to be able to be more involved in some important decisions and actions going on right now, that I'm now being sifted through a passive aggressive series of ways to be more involved. In other words, "okay, you want to be more involved, I'll let you, now go bake cookies", or that is how it feels. Not that cookie baking isn't important, but its not what I trained for and spent my money on to get my education for.

I feel like I'm in some kind of battle with the people of the majority profession who manage the place. I am not sure what that battle is about, but its over power and control and for some reason I feel like I've got a target on my back.

I could just let it go, let them do whatever they want to do, and I'd still get paid the same. However, having been there 15 years, having experience and expertise in the area I work in, and the title of a supervisor, I'd like to have a stake in what we do. We are one area in our listing ship that is actually making money. Enough money that we are being held up as an example. Of course part of the reason we make money is we consistently work understaffed in all areas. There is more than enough work to do already, so why am I feeling this about my situation?

As a friend told me today, SPK, you are ancient! I think it is developmental, and age/stage related for me to want to be more a part of what happens to all of us.

So that brings me back to changing jobs (sorry this is so long) I am very seriously thinking that is the only solution. I can't change the people over me. I can't change the environment or the fact that it is not run by people in my profession, they just have to have them. Probably would love to throw me overboard if they could lol.

So I'm waxing and waning about it. I think I will start looking and keep it quiet about it. If I find something better, then I've got someplace to go and might make it work out better. In the meantime, I can keep my nose to the grindstone and do what is in front of me to do. Not make waves. Bake freaking cookies if that is what they want. Then if I find something I can say, "well, here are your cookies, see ya, wouldn't want to be ya!" or something maybe less childish than that. :rofl:

There should be a DU rule that lounge threads should have length restrictions on them because I know that most people are going to (if they open this) go :wtf: I'm not reading all that shit.

If you have, then thanks, if you want to reply you most certainly can since this is a public forum :D If you don't want to reply then that's cool too :yourock:

So peace folks!

:hi:

[KamaAina]

1. I feel your pain

the turmoil here has nothing to do with the economy (it's a nonprofit), but it is all too real.

Question is, what else is out there, besides selling (pine)apples on a street corner? :shrug: