chillipea
Active member
This is a bit of a rant. Please forgive the length. This feels so selfish in the current economic climate and compared to other posts here.
I think I'm going to quit my job. It's not the same place as when I started. I've been there for 3 years and for the first 2 years I loved it. I enjoyed the work, enjoyed the people, I felt I was doing something useful, etc... all those things that every person wants in a job. (this is just IT, I'm not curing cancer or anything)
A little over a year ago I was convinced to move to the head office in another state and was promised various things (head of a dept, more imput into processes, etc). But none of this happened. When I got here, I was told that a promotion would tread on other people's toes. okaaaay. Then a new manager is brought in, I start getting told that my position isn't required and 'what do I do here anyway?'. So I complained and was told that I was a 'valuable member of the team'. Like that was helpful. But I just kept on working.
In the last 5 months the amount of work I used to do has been significantly reduced - to the point where I only have a few hours work for the rest of the week. The new manager decides who does what work. I have no say and neither does anyone else. So I complained again and was told the same stuff "valuable member of the team" and "you are probably overreacting". Yesterday the position I was supposed to have was given to someone else. This person has no experience.
All of this, the new manager telling me that I'm not required at the company, my work drying up and being given to other already overloaded people, and yesterdays news..... I think I'm going to be made redundant. I want to leave - just resign - but I can't throw away a good job when it's so hard to even get a job at the moment. I hate it at work. I'm in tears most of the time just from the stress of not knowing what is happening.
Today I left work early and sent an email to HR asking straight-out if I'm going to be made redundant. I'm dreading the response, but I have to know.
I think I'm going to quit my job. It's not the same place as when I started. I've been there for 3 years and for the first 2 years I loved it. I enjoyed the work, enjoyed the people, I felt I was doing something useful, etc... all those things that every person wants in a job. (this is just IT, I'm not curing cancer or anything)
A little over a year ago I was convinced to move to the head office in another state and was promised various things (head of a dept, more imput into processes, etc). But none of this happened. When I got here, I was told that a promotion would tread on other people's toes. okaaaay. Then a new manager is brought in, I start getting told that my position isn't required and 'what do I do here anyway?'. So I complained and was told that I was a 'valuable member of the team'. Like that was helpful. But I just kept on working.
In the last 5 months the amount of work I used to do has been significantly reduced - to the point where I only have a few hours work for the rest of the week. The new manager decides who does what work. I have no say and neither does anyone else. So I complained again and was told the same stuff "valuable member of the team" and "you are probably overreacting". Yesterday the position I was supposed to have was given to someone else. This person has no experience.
All of this, the new manager telling me that I'm not required at the company, my work drying up and being given to other already overloaded people, and yesterdays news..... I think I'm going to be made redundant. I want to leave - just resign - but I can't throw away a good job when it's so hard to even get a job at the moment. I hate it at work. I'm in tears most of the time just from the stress of not knowing what is happening.
Today I left work early and sent an email to HR asking straight-out if I'm going to be made redundant. I'm dreading the response, but I have to know.