Why Me??

[ManDownUnder]

In reality, after my sleepless night. (Fuck knows why I couldnt sleep??) I thjink Riff has hit the nail on the head. Time to move on. Maybe, dammit

Could be...

The time to look for a job is when you don't need one. That way it has to be better than what you have in order to make you move (ergo... no pressure and you don't need to take anything that comes along for financial/pressure reasons).

Look after 'self dude - and talk to the opposition. You know enough about the company you currently work for... and will therefoire be quite an asset to anyone wanting that info :-)

MDU

[Sniper]

Thanks for all the good words guys.

I plan on ringing the big boss and just telling him Im very unhappy and a new job is on the cards

[Joni]

Thanks for all the good words guys.

I plan on ringing the big boss and just telling him Im very unhappy and a new job is on the cards

Really sorry to hear about all of this...its amazing how many people are going through a rough time at the mo! Like CSL said, no need to apologise, we have a great group of people here who would gladly help where ever possible, even if it is shouting a few beers!

Maybe tell the boss you are unhappy and let him talk first.... see where he takes it and then deicde left or right? Dunno... :spudwhat:

Good luck!

[Paul in NZ]

Yup... Blow your stack here...

Unless your big boss happens to ride a motorcycle and is a member here and... Ooops...

Paul N

[MSTRS:Me]

It's been my experience that useless twats either get fired or promoted to managerial positions. The people that do their jobs & are good at them always get left where they are cos they are the ones that actually create the companies' income. Well done for being good in your job.

[Ixion]

Thanks for all the good words guys.

I plan on ringing the big boss and just telling him Im very unhappy and a new job is on the cards

Uh. If I might be so bold, don't push the "new job on cards" bit. They'll figure that anyway, if you make a point of it they'll just write you off. Figure you're going to go anyway,and think "OK, sooner the better, he'll just be trouble while he stays".

Just say you want to clarify whether there are long term career prospects for you with the company. Bear in mind that big boss probably has no idea that you are interested in promotion. I'll bet you previous manager never told him, and seriously, a lot of people don't want management. Odds are he maybe even hardly knows you exist (not being rude here but a lot of companies management have no idea who branch staff are)

If you make it plain that you are serious about wanting to move up the ladder either (1) they take that on board and keep you in mind for the next chance (which may be a good prospect if you work for a company with lots of branches which I assume is the case) , and it also makes it easier with the new manager guy (assuming he isn't just an arsehole); or (2) they make it clear to you that you're not going anywhere. That means that as far as they are concerned you'll be looking for another job because the company doesn't have a career for you, not because you're pissed off with the decision they made (appointing the new manager). Much better look.

Handle it right and I'd say it's not impossible big boss ends up saying "Hell, I'm sorry . I had no idea you would have been interested in the job. Look try to make the best of it for the moment and the next chance that comes along we'll give you a very fair shot at it". Maybe the company you work for are arseholes. But I wouldn't assume that they deliberately shat on you, until you've confirmed that.

Also, just a thought. Don't diss the new guy too quickly. Yeah he was working as a cleaner, but he must have had some good experience to get the managers job. Sounds like he may have been an experienced manager who was out of work and took a cleaners job because it was all he could get . In which case he's probably a pretty up front sort of guy.

[Lou Girardin]

Because I had the job, Ididnt realise it was advertised, no-one did?

A beer would be nice, I'll shout you all one

You may have a case for a personal grievance hearing. Get some advice.

[Biff]

Shit - that sucks.
My advice is along similar lines as that already been given, and based on experience, remain calm and discuss your concerns with the new managers senior, the area manager perhaps. Make sure you tell this senior person of your dismay at being overlooked, explain clearly why. Make sure you tell them that you are interested in a managerial position. Explain why you believe you'd be good at the job. If you don't receive a satisfying response, then consider moving on. Avoid whinging, be clear and concise. After all, you need to convince this person that you are indeed managerial material.

I wouldn't just jump ship. If you enjoy your job, hang on in there, there may be another opportunity at another branch coming up soon. Ya never know. Then again, there's no harm in looking.

Most importantly – chin up, onwards and upwards etc & if you want to hear my story feel free to PM me.

[Slipstream]

They say bad things come in 3's.

If that's the case ... I'm waiting on number 3

Some people don't like rants on here, but sometimes it's really helpful. People on here care about their fellow bikers.

I had an ongoing problem for quite some time. A few people off here really helped me out, some made it worse for a while but shit happens and I try to make the most from it and take it as a learning experience.

You only live once and it's how you react to situations that make you who you are. I've love challenges and I'm a very competitive person. Life is the biggest challenge of them all and I believe I'm winning



That sounded really soppy didn't it?

[Krusti]

The things it life that should suck don't and the things that shouldn't do....My experience anyway

[mikey]

i got a great idea,

go on the doll an work at same time. treat it as a pay rise from aunty helen./ isnt she just tops!

[ajturbo]

I have discovered in my life that things turn to shit for a reason, and no matter how bad it is, something good comes out of it. This might be your cue to look for bigger and better things. How often have we looked back on stuff and thought it was pretty shitty - but look at where we are now? Be positive and look forward to a new and exciting future!

shit news!!!
but take notice of Riff, she should know!!!

similar thing happend to me about 15 years ago....boss hired "brush hand" and put him in charge of the whole gang... we all left, the company went broke and i ended up employing most of the old team making HEAPS of money!!

andy

[Krusti]

When things go wrong
as they sometimes will,
when the road your'e trudging
seems uphill,
when the funds are low,
and the debts are high,
and you want to smile,
but you have to sigh,
when care is pressing you down a bit....
rest if you must - but don't you quit.

Success is failure turned inside out,
the silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
it may be near when it seems afar,
so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit.....
it's when things go wrong,
that you musn't quit.

[StoneChucker]

Sorry to hear mate, I can't add anything that hasn't already been said. I can say that while I agree with Riff's and Slip's optimistic policy, I have long since given up on that, and am pretty unhappy and bitter most of the time now. So, what I'm trying to get at try to find the positive in this (whatever it may be) and use it to your advantage. I'd like to think that persistance and hard work pays off, so it will. Don't dispair mate.

[WINJA]

MAYBE YOU DIDNT AS GOOD A JOB AS YOU THOUGHT YOU DID.
MAYBE YOURE NOT AS SMART AS YOU THINK YOU ARE.
SOMETIMES A COMPANY WILL GIVE A POSITION TO SOMEONE TO GET THEM ON BOARD OR RETAIN THEM.
DONT TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF IT , DONT LOSE SLEEP OVER IT , IF YOUR NOT HAPPY LEAVE, UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT A RECORD LOW, YOU MAY GET THE POSITION YOU WANT AT A DIFFERNT COMPANY WITH MORE PAY.
SEE IF THE COMPETITION IS INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER