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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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No, in fact I left and moved to another state when I realized that it would be 6-8 years before I could get another promotion. That was only due to the ages of those above me, not my boss, though he was a jerk. The only way to get ahead is to keep being promoted. The 1-3% annual raises they give now are not really much help.
Yeah...I guess I will have to look elsewhere. I hate job hunting and it's not easy when you have a job. I also have an 8 month old aND I'd like another baby soon. If I could do it all over again I'd be a nurse. Good pay plus different shifts to choose from.
If my current employer was a good place to work sure...............to your point I never want to manage so I am happy with a senior sales role or transitioning to sales engineer.
Sure, I have had a lot of jobs in my life where I knew that the job I was hired on for was where I was going to stay forever. Not all a bad thing IMO. For example, I was once a Credit Manager for an industrial company and knew that I was never going to move beyond that position (nowhere else to go, I managed that department). My "moving up the ladder" were my bonuses and raises each year for a job well done.
In my current position I have been offered additional moves up the ladder, but turn them down each time offered. At my age I really am very happy with where I am and don't want additional responsibilities.
Yeah...I guess I will have to look elsewhere. I hate job hunting and it's not easy when you have a job. I also have an 8 month old aND I'd like another baby soon. If I could do it all over again I'd be a nurse. Good pay plus different shifts to choose from.
IF you get a promotion, how many hours a week will it add to your time away from home and your baby?
Will it be worth it to earn enough money to pay someone else to raise your child(ren)?
Will it make you better in the eyes of your peers who seem to be moving up while you stagnate? It does sound as though you feel diminished in the opinion of others because you don't seem to be going anywhere.
I was always satisfied to keep a low profile and collect my paycheck when my kids were growing up. If I took the occasional day off because of a school closure, or a sick child, nobody expected more of me. When they were all grown sufficiently that I didn't need to do those things, I "began my career". I was promoted in every job I had after that and retired from a supervisory position.
My only regret? Being a single Mom and having to work. I'd much rather have stayed home and been the Mom I never had.
Weigh the pros against the cons and decide if the increased work-place satisfaction is as important as having another baby soon.
I once interviewed with a lady that stated "Im not staying at a job where I am not happy " and I thought that is so very true , life is too short to be unhappy all the time . She was a nice lady and she hired me right off the bat cause she said wow I really think you are just what we are looking for . I was there for 5 yrs and the boss passed away and the wife closed the business down . all of us were crying like babies the last day .So my advice OP is look for something else while you are still working there and when asked why you are leaving just answer unhappy .
A promotion at my job gets you a salaried position. And with the amount of extra unpaid hours the salaried people work, it's more like a demotion. So pretty much my job is a dead end but the paycheck is steady and the hours suit me.
Would you stay or move on knowing that you might not end up at a company that's ad good as the one you're at now?
I'd move for the right opportunity, but I'd be in no rush to do it. Even if it takes you a year or two to find a better job, that's OK.
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Originally Posted by Whatsnext75
Yeah...I guess I will have to look elsewhere. I hate job hunting and it's not easy when you have a job.
I can't disagree more. When you have a job, it's easier to find another job.
1. Your not under consent financial pressure to find another job, let's face it, unemployment doesn't pay anywhere near to what your earning while you have a job. At my last job, my income was $875 a week after taxes, medical and 401k, unemployment topped out at $624 Before taxes and I was also paying $1,200 a month for CORBA.
2. When you don't have a job, your bargaining position is a lot weaker. Companies will often throw out a low offer, figuring your financial position isn't good, your more likely to accept it than counter or move on.
3. You mental health is much better, face it earning a living gives you a sense of purpose, when you don't have a job, you feel like a failure.
I'd move for the right opportunity, but I'd be in no rush to do it. Even if it takes you a year or two to find a better job, that's OK.
I can't disagree more. When you have a job, it's easier to find another job.
1. Your not under consent financial pressure to find another job, let's face it, unemployment doesn't pay anywhere near to what your earning while you have a job. At my last job, my income was $875 a week after taxes, medical and 401k, unemployment topped out at $624 Before taxes and I was also paying $1,200 a month for CORBA.
2. When you don't have a job, your bargaining position is a lot weaker. Companies will often throw out a low offer, figuring your financial position isn't good, your more likely to accept it than counter or move on.
3. You mental health is much better, face it earning a living gives you a sense of purpose, when you don't have a job, you feel like a failure.
In my case it's not the work itself that gives me purpose, but the things I do off the clock which is funded by work. If I didn't have to spend so much of my time chasing a paycheck i would definitely do volunteering and peruse more of my interests. Some people are really fortunate to work in a field that they're really passionate and interested in. I am not one of those people so the main goal at the end is a paycheck.
Let's say you have a job you are for the most part satisfied with, the pay and benefits are good but you likely will never get promoted and you're not sure how your boss feels about you. Would you stay or move on knowing that you might not end up at a company that's ad good as the one you're at now?
Of course.
Most of my jobs have been like that (except I always, to the best of my ability, understood how my boss felt about me because I'd ask directly if I didn't know). I've never been ambitious, though. I've always done what pleased me and moved on when it became unpleasant for whatever reason.
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