Thank You Universe
Sometimes, when you're facing a tough decision, the universe provides little things to make the decision easier. In the past two hours, my decision was made for me. If I get this offer (again, nothing official, but I've been told it's "almost a sure thing"), I have to take it. The frustration here is just too much. Sure, there will be frustrations at any job, but they'll be new and different frustrations, and it will take time before I get sick of them, too.
Prime example (one of two asinine conversations so far today) is an issue with keys. I have a master key, this allows me to fix things when they need fixing. However, someone lost a master key several months ago, and as a result, all of the employees in a certain group had their locks changed. First of all, we weren't even informed, I just wasn't able to get into an office one day and had no idea why. Noone else in the building got new locks, even though there are offices that really do need security (as opposed to the guys who did get new locks, just for privacy. Big difference.) Second, it was decided that no one will be getting the new master key to these rekeyed offices. Instead, if I have to fix something for one of these super special people, I have to go all over the building to get a key from their assistant. If the assistant isn't at their desk, I'm SOL.
You might think I could just schedule a time to get in, but they don't like that here. You see, when they have problems, they can't be bothered to talk to us lowly folk. They tell their assistants, and their assistants e-mail us. They don't want to be around when we do our jobs. And we can't ask them to leave the door unlocked for us, because that goes against the whole point about changing the locks! GAHHHH! I will cite this whole keys situation when I give my notice. In fact, I think I need to start compiling a list of things like this that I might politely and concisely bring to the attention of my superiors at that time. Not bridge burning, mind you, just demonstrating why I feel the need to move on and why there's nothing they can offer to make me change my mind. Now when are they going to make this offer, cuz I'm really eager to just get this over with!
Prime example (one of two asinine conversations so far today) is an issue with keys. I have a master key, this allows me to fix things when they need fixing. However, someone lost a master key several months ago, and as a result, all of the employees in a certain group had their locks changed. First of all, we weren't even informed, I just wasn't able to get into an office one day and had no idea why. Noone else in the building got new locks, even though there are offices that really do need security (as opposed to the guys who did get new locks, just for privacy. Big difference.) Second, it was decided that no one will be getting the new master key to these rekeyed offices. Instead, if I have to fix something for one of these super special people, I have to go all over the building to get a key from their assistant. If the assistant isn't at their desk, I'm SOL.
You might think I could just schedule a time to get in, but they don't like that here. You see, when they have problems, they can't be bothered to talk to us lowly folk. They tell their assistants, and their assistants e-mail us. They don't want to be around when we do our jobs. And we can't ask them to leave the door unlocked for us, because that goes against the whole point about changing the locks! GAHHHH! I will cite this whole keys situation when I give my notice. In fact, I think I need to start compiling a list of things like this that I might politely and concisely bring to the attention of my superiors at that time. Not bridge burning, mind you, just demonstrating why I feel the need to move on and why there's nothing they can offer to make me change my mind. Now when are they going to make this offer, cuz I'm really eager to just get this over with!