a new position opened up here at work. it hasn’t been posted yet but i was told about it by my manager. i don’t even think it involves a pay rise. it’s a lateral move with broader scope for management. it also gets me away from the numpties i work with. i spent quite a bit of time last night discussing it with the Brit, going over the pros and cons. the brit then helped me write out my points on a piece of paper to put in an email to my boss.
i wrote: “i hate my job”
brit wrote: “Being able to move within the company to utilise all of my skills and learn new ones is necessary in being satsfied with my career here”
i wrote: “i am emailing you because i don’t like talking to you on the phone”
brit wrote: “I can call you later today to talk it over, but I thought I’d put a few points down in an email first to help me focus on what I want to say to you and to give you some time to think about them before we talk.”
i wrote: “i can do both jobs blindfolded”
brit wrote: “I expect my skills and depth of experience would still be needed, ultimately however I should be passing on these skills to other team members and encourage them to develop their design/technical abilities through training/mentoring. I can and should devote some of my time to actual jobs that come in, so the clients never feel as though they have lost a resource they have come to depend on.”
i sent the email to the boss man this morning and haven’t heard back. i’m getting nervous (he has a tendency to ignore me). The Brit told me to followup if i don’t hear back from him by 4pm. i don’t want to be pushy but i think it’s rude to not even acknowledge that i asked about it. the only thing that could possibly hamper my escape is the fact that some of my clients won’t want me to go. it’s not a tragedy if i don’t get it because i have it pretty good where i am now and moving into this new role may mean that i actually have challenging work to do all day. i’ll keep you posted.
two cents