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Sadly after 12 years with this company (and just over 20 year’s experience), I have to look for employment elsewhere as it's been made apparent that I'll not be advancing here at this plant. They have chosen to advance 4 coworkers (cutting my pay in the meantime) who have neither done, nor know as much as I do, and only one has seniority over me. Apparently mediocrity is what his valued here. It's been drilled into my head that seniority is of no importance here as two of the new "shift supervisors" have 3 and 5 years here respectively. "3 year guy" didn't even know all of the responsibilities when he was advanced ahead of me. I've proven my usefulness with knowledge that they aren't even aware of and one just doesn't care to act upon, over and over and over, but when I point that out to management, all I get is an indifferent shoulder shrug, and told to just accept the decision and quit complaining. You have no idea how much that hurts. I've been the biggest advocate for this place for years and years when no one else here in the lab gave a shit about the day to day workings of this area - even taking on tasks when we had no guidance whatsoever.... apparently all for naught. They've also been offering Lab Management jobs at other plants to the "5 year guy" without posting the jobs on the internal job board, and I hear nothing about them even though I've actively expressed an interest in moving up. This is the same guy that management had me replace on shift since he was so caustic with other employees, always bitching (about the job and, oddly, upper management) and throwing tantrums... this is what they want for management?
It makes me sick to even show up here, and I've NEVER been like that... and I can't see how this isn't having an adverse effect on my health as I'm not eating nor sleeping well as these circumstances are constantly rolling in my head. I'm actually embarrassed that I've been lied to for years now about positions that were opening and falling for it, just to keep me placated, when they've never even considered moving me up. I've been told that I'm a joy to work with as I'm always making folks laugh (but take my job very seriously), and that I don't roll my eyes nor complain when given a task like EVERYONE ELSE does... but yet.
Understand, we also all do the exact same thing. We all do the exact same thing. We all do the exact same thing, but yet seniority has no bearing on advancement??? So it's all about who they like, which has about 1/2 the people here being overlooked, and it's taken its toll on the morale of the lab, so it's not just me.
The company headquarters/HR even had two psychologists come to the plant last month to talk to us to figure out why everyone hates working here! It's that bad... but yet.
Also understand that anytime decisions were made by management that made folks mad, I'd find time to talk (nicely and calmly) to management (including HR) and let them know - which they always told me they appreciated... but yet I'm now labeled as a whiner/complainer, even though I was giving them the heads up to correct the problems that they were causing, and now they have NO IDEA WHY THINGS ARE SO BAD HERE! It's just maddening.
And I hate being indifferent. I can't stand that I just don't care anymore about what goes on (because I actually do, but have no say what so ever). I'm so NOT that person and it's killing me. I come to work, I do my job, I don't talk to anyone, and I go home. It's hell!
I'm a natural leader. It's what I do. EVERY system that we work with was devised/created by me. EVERY area was organized by me. EVERY job responsibility was my doing. I've had my hand in every thing that we did here in the lab... and now I'm told to just sit back and follow like a good little boy. It's so degrading. I actually have to get out of bed at home since left alone to my own thoughts.... being OC (which is a great quality to have when you're a chemist) doesn't help. I have to find a distraction else I'll go crazy trying to figure out where everything went astray here. I know I've done NOTHING wrong. I've done EVERYTHING right... but yet.
And I'm sure yall are aware how much I love where I live. It just doesn't get better than this. I'd even go so far as to say that its even perfect.... but I'll be looking at all locations since a change seems to be in order.
Anyone need a chemist? Very personable and capable... but in some cases that's not a good thing. :(