RL update
Well, stuff at work had been kinda sucky lately.
My boss quit. I really like her, both as a boss and a friend. She has 5 years before she retires, and she quit.
Now, knowing she had 5 years, I figured I'd hang in there, learn all I could, and in 5 years' time, I could maybe take her place. And then she went and quit, with me only working there for 1 year.
It was kinda like someone dropped a bomb on our department, cuz she's been working here for 20 years, and I kinda panicked a little, cuz a year is so not enough for me to take over - but hey, I figured, with some help from her boss (the head of R&D), I could totally do it. I already do 85% of the work myself anyway...
So for the past month I tried my best, took on extra responsibility, tried to work my best, do more stuff - you know, show the big guys that I can totally do the job.
Thing is, my boss is leaving by the end of the month, and no one has talked to me to date about what's going to happen. Now, I pretty much figured they'd hire someone, but I hoped they might just promote from within.
Apparently, not.
They finally started interviewing (keeping us in the dark as much as possible), and I pretty much had it. It's pretty clear they're not going to let me move ahead. So I decided to just stop pushing myself. The last couple of weeks I've worked harder than ever; working non-stop and always taking on more things. I've stopped that now. I'm doing only what I'm told - and now I have time to read fic at work again.
I'm very disappointed, cuz I think I can totally manage (again, with some guidance, but still), but it's all too clear that no one is interested in me moving up the ladder.
Things are pretty sucky, cuz I went from 300% motivation to 0%. I think I need some time off. Hee. I wonder what the head of R&D is going to do with me not there. Probably load my tech onto the other team where he has nothing to do, or tell him to just... find something to keep himself occupied. But I'm done caring. Not my problem. I'm no one's boss.
My boss quit. I really like her, both as a boss and a friend. She has 5 years before she retires, and she quit.
Now, knowing she had 5 years, I figured I'd hang in there, learn all I could, and in 5 years' time, I could maybe take her place. And then she went and quit, with me only working there for 1 year.
It was kinda like someone dropped a bomb on our department, cuz she's been working here for 20 years, and I kinda panicked a little, cuz a year is so not enough for me to take over - but hey, I figured, with some help from her boss (the head of R&D), I could totally do it. I already do 85% of the work myself anyway...
So for the past month I tried my best, took on extra responsibility, tried to work my best, do more stuff - you know, show the big guys that I can totally do the job.
Thing is, my boss is leaving by the end of the month, and no one has talked to me to date about what's going to happen. Now, I pretty much figured they'd hire someone, but I hoped they might just promote from within.
Apparently, not.
They finally started interviewing (keeping us in the dark as much as possible), and I pretty much had it. It's pretty clear they're not going to let me move ahead. So I decided to just stop pushing myself. The last couple of weeks I've worked harder than ever; working non-stop and always taking on more things. I've stopped that now. I'm doing only what I'm told - and now I have time to read fic at work again.
I'm very disappointed, cuz I think I can totally manage (again, with some guidance, but still), but it's all too clear that no one is interested in me moving up the ladder.
Things are pretty sucky, cuz I went from 300% motivation to 0%. I think I need some time off. Hee. I wonder what the head of R&D is going to do with me not there. Probably load my tech onto the other team where he has nothing to do, or tell him to just... find something to keep himself occupied. But I'm done caring. Not my problem. I'm no one's boss.