I think my minds made up

I had a chat with one of my ‘superiors’ today and explained my current situation. It wasn’t part of the plan when the conversation began, it was just a regular (via Teams) catch-up, but she started talking about ideas for next Summer and I felt I had to be honest and say there’s a chance I won’t even be here.
She instantly went into Corporate Mode and tried to sweet-talk me into a decision, saying, “They’re looking at you as a possible Area Manager. Didn’t you know that?”
“No, because they’re useless at communication,” said I, “Are you saying if I stick around I might get a decent promotion?”
“Well, I can’t say that, but your name has been mentioned as a prospect, so if they don’t restructure and limit the numbers on that level, and if you haven’t been lost in a slew of planned redundancies, then I think you’d be high on the list as a candidate. If a job came up. But don’t quote me on that.”
That answer basically sums up my problems with the people running this company. You don’t really know where you stand, because no-one has a clue where it’s going. You’re not appreciated, or even noticed, until they think they might lose you. There’s no real chance of advancement, because there’s no real plan for how the management structure will evolve in the next few years. There’s a possibility of promotion, but there’s also the same probability that you’ll be sent packing in a reshuffle that’s done on the whim of some overpaid consultant that a director somewhere has decided needs to be listened to. If I quit, I’ll be taking a leap into the unknown, but if I stay, I’ll just be getting more of the same. There’s no real certainty or security here. This time next year I could be replaced by a computerised system and looking for work elsewhere. I might have done a terrific job for the company, but I’ll still be cast aside if they can save a few quid on their salary outgoings by getting thing done by an algorithm.
That ‘Reasons To Go’ list is getting longer and longer by the hour.

RC 24-11-20