Lie to me once, shame on you. Lie to me twice, ......
Well, my workplace screwed me again.
When I was interviewing here, the recruiters played up their graduate school reimbursement plan, as I had mentioned that I wanted to get my MBA. I fit the criteria listed in the employee handbook, so I patiently waited for the one year wait time to pass, then applied for my MBA program and the reimbursement. The fine print on the reimbursement says that I need VP approval, but I wasn't worried as I met *all* of the criteria. Of course, my VP said "no" without explanation. My boss (the director) tried to come up with some sort of reasoning (Him: "You don't need it for your position". Me: "Yeah, dumbass, I want to get a promotion") and tried to make me feel better by letting me know that no one in IT gets approved for MBA funding (Me: "So, I should feel better because it's not that you don't care about my career goals; you just don't care about ANYONE'S career goals"). Fine. I'm in the program, and I'll pay for the whole $45,000 myself. When I'm done, I'll be out of here as soon as I can, instead of you having me locked down for 2 years. Nice way to save $20,000 in reimbursement.
So, a few months back, my boss tells me that he wants me to take a chance in our first-level manager position. It's not a promotion, no pay raise, and in fact it's the same official title that I have right now, but I'd be managing projects instead of programming. He said that as soon as he finds an appropriate project, he'll have me lead it. If I do well, I'll be make a Team Lead.
A month after that, one of the consultants left for a better job. I was put in his place both on the project that was almost ready for QA, but also the follow-up project. This will keep me 100% busy into the fall. I ask my boss what this means for my "test" project, and he hems and haws and basically says nothing.
Fast forward to Friday, when I get an email saying that someone else has been made a Team Lead. It's Tuesday, and my boss has yet to say anything to me about this, even when we were in an elevator alone together. I'm so done with this company. They lie to keep me happy, but don't even care when they are caught at it. Fine, I'm outta here as soon as I can find another position, whether or not I'm done with my MBA.
But, here's the catch (and why they probably feel they can get away with this kind of deception): I'm in middle-of-nowhere Lansing, MI. There's basically no other places for someone to get a job as a Java programmer, let alone as a manager of Java programmers. I'm stuck unless I can find something that will allow me to work at home.
I hate feeling like I have no control over my life. This is really pissing me off, but I can't burn bridges yet. I need this job until I find another one, and it's really unlikely that I'm going to find another one anytime soon.
If anyone has any open positions in Michigan or one where I can work from Michigan, let me know. I'll forward my resume.
When I was interviewing here, the recruiters played up their graduate school reimbursement plan, as I had mentioned that I wanted to get my MBA. I fit the criteria listed in the employee handbook, so I patiently waited for the one year wait time to pass, then applied for my MBA program and the reimbursement. The fine print on the reimbursement says that I need VP approval, but I wasn't worried as I met *all* of the criteria. Of course, my VP said "no" without explanation. My boss (the director) tried to come up with some sort of reasoning (Him: "You don't need it for your position". Me: "Yeah, dumbass, I want to get a promotion") and tried to make me feel better by letting me know that no one in IT gets approved for MBA funding (Me: "So, I should feel better because it's not that you don't care about my career goals; you just don't care about ANYONE'S career goals"). Fine. I'm in the program, and I'll pay for the whole $45,000 myself. When I'm done, I'll be out of here as soon as I can, instead of you having me locked down for 2 years. Nice way to save $20,000 in reimbursement.
So, a few months back, my boss tells me that he wants me to take a chance in our first-level manager position. It's not a promotion, no pay raise, and in fact it's the same official title that I have right now, but I'd be managing projects instead of programming. He said that as soon as he finds an appropriate project, he'll have me lead it. If I do well, I'll be make a Team Lead.
A month after that, one of the consultants left for a better job. I was put in his place both on the project that was almost ready for QA, but also the follow-up project. This will keep me 100% busy into the fall. I ask my boss what this means for my "test" project, and he hems and haws and basically says nothing.
Fast forward to Friday, when I get an email saying that someone else has been made a Team Lead. It's Tuesday, and my boss has yet to say anything to me about this, even when we were in an elevator alone together. I'm so done with this company. They lie to keep me happy, but don't even care when they are caught at it. Fine, I'm outta here as soon as I can find another position, whether or not I'm done with my MBA.
But, here's the catch (and why they probably feel they can get away with this kind of deception): I'm in middle-of-nowhere Lansing, MI. There's basically no other places for someone to get a job as a Java programmer, let alone as a manager of Java programmers. I'm stuck unless I can find something that will allow me to work at home.
I hate feeling like I have no control over my life. This is really pissing me off, but I can't burn bridges yet. I need this job until I find another one, and it's really unlikely that I'm going to find another one anytime soon.
If anyone has any open positions in Michigan or one where I can work from Michigan, let me know. I'll forward my resume.