Am I over-reacting?
Discussion
Hello. I work for a large company. My job is decent and the wage is competitive. I am frequently told that I am a good performer and have potential to work my way to the top of the organisation. However the last two promotions I have put in for my manager has been very keen to put me off taking them, blatantly so. The last one he told me that he wanted to retire within a year so I should just stay, but when I didn't get the job he hasn't mentioned that since.
A little bird told me I missed out on the job because the recruiting manager (my managers boss) wanted to keep me where I was so as not to upset the apple cart.
I get the feeling I have been held back to make my managers life easier. But today he mentioned that he wanted me to cover more of his duties (specifically the ones he doesn't like) in the interests of my 'personal development'!
I feel somewhat offended considering I feel like my personal development has been stunted in his interest.
So fellow PHers, what would you do? I am considering seeking other employment within the sector.
A little bird told me I missed out on the job because the recruiting manager (my managers boss) wanted to keep me where I was so as not to upset the apple cart.
I get the feeling I have been held back to make my managers life easier. But today he mentioned that he wanted me to cover more of his duties (specifically the ones he doesn't like) in the interests of my 'personal development'!
I feel somewhat offended considering I feel like my personal development has been stunted in his interest.
So fellow PHers, what would you do? I am considering seeking other employment within the sector.
Just my 2 pence worth.
Your current Manager 'may' be developing you to fulfill his role when he leaves. But if they are then they will not be the one offering you his old post, it will be his Boss.
Seems as if you are unclear if you are being streamed into the role or fed a load of BS.
Would you want your manager's job to be offered to you in the next 12 months anyway?
As I see it you can either assume a lot of things and leave, or seek proper clarification. I think that you need to ask your manager to be very clear about what he is trying to do. Has he discussed the situation with his Boss? If he says that he has then I would book a 1-2-1 with his Boss to get his view of the situation. Then you will have a clear view of what is happening.
Did you get some feedback from his Boss when you didn't get the other job working for him? Once again go to the source rather than listening to office gossip.
In terms of taking on some mundane tasks, sometimes you have to show that you can do your managers job before you can get a crack at applying for it.
You are the man on the spot here so you have far more context than I do about the actual situation. But the sense that I picked up from your post was that you seem to be piling assumptions upon assumptions.
Hope it works out for you whichever way you go.
Bob
Your current Manager 'may' be developing you to fulfill his role when he leaves. But if they are then they will not be the one offering you his old post, it will be his Boss.
Seems as if you are unclear if you are being streamed into the role or fed a load of BS.
Would you want your manager's job to be offered to you in the next 12 months anyway?
As I see it you can either assume a lot of things and leave, or seek proper clarification. I think that you need to ask your manager to be very clear about what he is trying to do. Has he discussed the situation with his Boss? If he says that he has then I would book a 1-2-1 with his Boss to get his view of the situation. Then you will have a clear view of what is happening.
Did you get some feedback from his Boss when you didn't get the other job working for him? Once again go to the source rather than listening to office gossip.
In terms of taking on some mundane tasks, sometimes you have to show that you can do your managers job before you can get a crack at applying for it.
You are the man on the spot here so you have far more context than I do about the actual situation. But the sense that I picked up from your post was that you seem to be piling assumptions upon assumptions.
Hope it works out for you whichever way you go.
Bob
Truckosaurus said:
It might also be a case of you having to find the right candidate to takeover your existing role before you can move on from it.
That's handled by HR where I work. I merely have to work my notice, although it wouldn't make me popular if I didn't step up training for my current 'understudy' a few months beforehand.Thanks for advice all.
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