Job update
I am taking the other job position at work and I feel good about it. Of course I was initially upset, and I still think it was handled poorly, but overall I'm making the best decision. No one has to get let go and even though this is a lateral move, everyone I have talked to views it more as a step up than a step across. Sadly, there are quite a few people here who don't think my current position carries the same weight of responsibility or credibility (?) as this new job. It's sort of true, the new job is more visible, I'll work with our hospital customers directly and I'll learn a lot that will be helpful if I want to move up later. Also, I do sort of win with my pay grade in the long run. Since I just got promoted here, when I go there I will start at their 2nd tier and have 2 potential levels to go up to, plus other jobs. I don't have that now. It may be another 1-2 years before I saw any big money changes, but it's a possibility at least.
The other good thing is how supportive everyone at work has been. Because it was such a crappy situation it seems like everyone was on my side! My current coworkers said they will really miss me, my boss has seriously been on the verge of tears every time I talk to him. My new coworkers are all happy to have me, so I feel like I am the winner in this situation, even though I'll be sad to go.
In the end, this has made me realize a few things:
a.) hard work doesn't go unnoticed, even though I felt like I got the shaft at first
b.) it's just a job
c.) I am so grateful for faith in God and believing that things will work out in the end
I still don't know a start date yet or who is going to take on my work. Ironically, the people who rushed me into taking the new job want to keep me at my old job for as long as possible, but this will be helpful since we're transitioning all the work. I would hate to have invested so much in my job and then have someone get stuck with it all at the last minute with no training. If they were nameless and faceless people I wouldn't care, but I do!
The other good thing is how supportive everyone at work has been. Because it was such a crappy situation it seems like everyone was on my side! My current coworkers said they will really miss me, my boss has seriously been on the verge of tears every time I talk to him. My new coworkers are all happy to have me, so I feel like I am the winner in this situation, even though I'll be sad to go.
In the end, this has made me realize a few things:
a.) hard work doesn't go unnoticed, even though I felt like I got the shaft at first
b.) it's just a job
c.) I am so grateful for faith in God and believing that things will work out in the end
I still don't know a start date yet or who is going to take on my work. Ironically, the people who rushed me into taking the new job want to keep me at my old job for as long as possible, but this will be helpful since we're transitioning all the work. I would hate to have invested so much in my job and then have someone get stuck with it all at the last minute with no training. If they were nameless and faceless people I wouldn't care, but I do!