I’ve been sounded out about the
possibility of applying for one of the new positions. Apparently I’m the only
manager locally who gets everything done on time, I’m the only one who doesn’t
call Head Office at least once a week for help with some minor task and I’m the
only one who doesn’t have a huge turnover of staff. The local Area Manager also
put a good report in about the way I dealt with the disruptions and changes
when they put in the overnight booth and sent us 24-hours-a-day.
I’m not a fan of flattery, but it is nice
to hear it occasionally.
I don’t know how to feel about the whole
thing. I know I’m not challenging myself in my current position, and I only
fell into it by accident, and I’m not exactly making direct use of my
scientific education, but I’m sort of content and happy and not looking to
advance or expand or have added hassle. But it may be that my only choices are
extra duties or redundancy. This change is going to happen for definite and if
I don’t accept a higher position I’ll be out of a job, because my ‘one-garage
role’ will have ceased to exist.
It should just mean doing the same thing 3
or 4 times and just travelling between them occasionally, but at my place I
have things running smoothly and how I like them, so if things go wrong they
can be dealt with. With 4 sites under me there’s so much more to contend with.
It’s annoying because given the choice I’d
just stay as I am, but I can’t. Do I want to give it a go and bail out if it’s
too stressful? Or say ‘no, thanks’ and move on to something else? I have a few
good years management experience now, I’m sure I could find something decent to
turn my hand to…
RC 3-5-18
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