Some Decisions September 9, 2006
Posted by Staci in : Emotions, Work Stuff , trackbackSo I hate my job. That is not really a new thing, but it has gotten worse. I have angered and pissed off so many people in higher management because I am not afraid to question the decisions they make that none of them want me around. I was flat out told on Thursday that I will never get a promotion. Heck I will never even get an interview. My career is basically dead in the water. I can stay where I am at, but no one else wants me.Â
I decided I am going to go part time. I am going to have my Dr fille out a form that advises I can not work more the 35 hours a week. That enables me to keep my full time benefits and vacation, but also prevents the company from changing my shift. I know they were going to do a mandatory shift change in the next few months, and since they are all for making my life miserable, I know I would end up with a shift that did not fit my work life balance and would make things more stressful on me then they already are. If I go part time, they can’t do that to me. It is a set shift due to medical reasons. I will loose a bit of money, but I guess I can handle that as long as it makes my life a bit easier work wise.Â
I am going to look for employment outside the company I think. I am not totally sure about that because I really don’t want to give up the tenure I have aquired where I work now, but I might not have a choice if going parttime does not help with the stress levels.Â
I have also come to the conclusion that my life is pretty much stuck where it is at. At this point I know that 20 years from now I will still be on the phones at the same company, still living with my mother, still single, and still trying to convince myself that I am better off this way. Â
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Well it may not be as bad as you think. My job was really bad and I thought I would get fired for so much as sneezing. But it’s not happened yet and it looks like they’ll put me in a position to get off the phones for a while, which will be good as well.
In any case, I can certainly understand the need for a meaningful change.
Good luck!
On the off chance that you might be considering relocating out of Phoenix, I do know of a couple of places you could probably get hired immediately. It’s probably not as much as you make now, cost of living here is slightly higher than Phoenix (though I seem to have more money on hand). But it’d probably be the simplest way to shake things up. Anyways, if you decide to try something like that let me know, and I’ll help you however I can.
Thank you for your support. I can’t relocated even if I did want to live where it snows. *grin* My family needs me here to much. I just need to take a bit of control and find a why to deal with my stress levels better.