sorry people, i never do this and its not like i get time to post much these days but its 2am and i can't sleep because i have something really big on my mind and need to know what to do about it..... HELP? ok so i have been working at my job for nearly a year and been working my ass off to impress the big cheese! lol anyway, a superviser position recently became available and i was encouraged by management to go for it so i did. then it turns out 2 positions became available and there is aready someone lined up for one of them who wants it so bad and probably deserves it most. then (this is the juicy part) a friend (apparently) of mine whi used to work there decided he is bored and would like his job back and talked to the boss tonight about coming back. he was told just like that he can have the job back AND go back to having the supervisor role as he already did when he worked there a couple of years ago. i am the only one that knows about this so i cant say anything to anyone. so do i remain calm about it and hold out for the other position and just be greatful for the opportunity. OR kick off about it and look for another job based on the principle that he can just walk back into something that i have worked so hard to earn!?!?!? i just want to scream about it but seriously dont know whether its worth losing my cool? ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHH sorry for the rant! HELP!?!?!?!
That is a tough call but I would talk to the boss first. With a cool head of course. I was in the same position a few years ago sorta. My company decided to outsource the IT department which was a major shock. I was "the IT Department plus a Cadd/design tech. I started to chew on the owner with 2 weeks notice in hand. He calmed me down, we talked for a while about my options. A year or so later, a better position came open and I was promoted to another office with a company vehicle. Now, if I pass the PE exam next week, I will be 99.9% sure of securing the #2 position in my office and possibly a shareholder in the future. Anyway, it can't hurt but it may help in the long run.
I agree with Derrick. Approach your boss in a very calm and professional manner and explain that you are bothered by this as you feel you have put in time and shown your loyalty to him and believe that you can do a bang up job. Don't specifically criticize the other person but let your boss know that you have no intention of leaving and want to advance your postition in the business. If it doen't work out for you this time, your boss will remember that you are a go getter and that can never hurt when the promotion comes up.
i like it!!! thank you. it seems a bit trivial now i have calmed down. i just hate not knowing what will work out best. i have a tendancy to speak before i think which is never good in the end. i see what you're saying about keeping my cool with my boss but at the same time i dont think its professional to be told this and then told i cant say anything to anyone.. especially when the person involved is a so called friend and its my future at the company depending on it?!? i dont want him to think that he can let me down and get away with it time and time again. it makes sense to keep my options open i suppose.. but yes, i will speak to him... cool, calm and collected. i would hate to think my year of working hard was for nothing!
I agree...it was not professional of your boss to handle it the way he did. But unfortunately this is acase where acting like him can only hurt you. Being professional is alwys to your benefit...even if it doesn't seem so at the time.
Glad you are feeling better Claire :!: :!: I agree with Derrick and Karan Good Luck :!: :!: Keep us posted on how it goes w/the boss :!:
I am a boss and my strategy is always to promote within the company.If you have been giving it your all for the last year and your boss doesn't recognize it,there is a problem.Personally I would suggest talking to your boss,of course in a professional manner.If your boss values you and would like to see growth in a promising employee he would be dumb not to promote you.Not knowing the situation,is it a boy's club thing or a clicky kind of thing?Surely there must have been something wrong for the "friend" to have left the company to begin with.
As far as not being able to tell anyone, consider it a test. There will be times in the future as a manager/supervisor that you will have information that needs to stay private even when it effects your best friend at work. I had a friend at work that was a nice guy and we got along great but I still recommended dismissal due to performance issues when I was asked. Heck, I even had to turn down a family member applying for a job once. I would recommend you pose a question to the boss regarding "your" best path up the company ladder. He may have something else in mind better suited for your education/abilities. I switched ladders completely from the one I was climbing before. Good luck and keep us posted.
thank you everyone. i feel better about it now i have slept on it and you are all right, i need to stay professional about it. it is a test and im goin to pass with flying colours! haha java you hit the nail on the head. i am the only female in my role. no one i work with has ever had a problem with it before and i never thought that me being a girl would even come into it. the managers below him recommended me for the position but i guess its his call at the end of the day and if he doesnt think i can do a good job i'll just have to prove him wrong. i dont think im going to react well when my "friend" does come back though.. its fair enough starting a job and making friends as you go along - but to have an existing one come in and essentially be your boss?! i dont know how i will handle it... but we'll see... I love my job, the money is shite but its so much fun and i work with great people. or at least i thought i did. thank you so much again my luvvies!!
If you worked hard for that position, screw it, go get it girl!! Id apply for it, who cares, whats the worst they will tell you? That the position has been filled, at least you are showing them you want an upper level management position!! Be stern and get it girl!
