There Are Those Moments In Life, Those Few Moments, Where All You Can Say Is 'Well Fuck You Too.'

I applied for the senior position at work thinking that at least if I didn't get it they'd have my want for full time on record and then can't keep promising it to me only to yank the rug out from under me every time. "Oh we wanted to give you the full time, in fact that was the plan but unfortunately something came up and we need to give it to so and so. It's only temporary so just please be patient, it is coming." Ad nauseam.

So anyway, to get on with it, I didn't receive the senior position. I was told by the first manager that the reason I failed to get it was because while I showed leadership, I was too hard edged in said leadership. Fine, I can understand that. I mean heaven forbid I expect people to do their jobs and don't dick around telling them to do it if they're not, I'll work on that.

The second manager tells me the reason I didn't receive the promotion was because I was too friendly and allowed people to walk over me. Uh, isn't that the opposite of what I was just told?

"Whatever," I tell myself, "as long as I get the full time that is now open since the promotion went to the person who had the full time. It's not like they'd screw me again, right? Sure the first time I was supposed to have it, it was given to someone else taking a voluntary step down from her higher position in another department because her new boss wouldn't let her get away with a free ride. OK, she used the excuse she was pregnant and had to take it easy, whatever. That's in the past.

"And alright, as soon as she was gone instead of giving it to me they moved another guy into the spot, but he's now the senior! So no reason I won't get it, right?"

I'll give you three guesses, but none of them count.

Turns out I don't get it AGAIN because another employee threw a tantrum and told the managers they had a week to move her or she was quitting. So she gets my job. Yes, MY job. It's been MY job for ages now.

But hey, they wanted to give it to me, I just have to be patient.

Let me hold my fucking breath.

I guess I can take this as a sign to get my shit together and find a new job.

But they don't want to lose me, I'm valuable - asmyth82 10:28 PM - (0) comments