Hello blog world! Today I'm feeling a little down - hence the Tuesday Blues-day post title. I woke up in a good mood, and it is beautiful outside, but as soon as I got into work it seems like my spirits took a major nosedive. S0 - prepare yourselves for a little bit of a downer post today...I just feel like maybe writing it all down might help me feel better. And hey, maybe you guys might have some good ideas for me on how to overcome the issues.
It's not like my job is horrible, for the most part I enjoy it (minus the forced meetings with my least favorite person). It's just that I wonder about the long-term. I know I want to move up, I really want to be a "Marketing Director" by the time I'm 30, and I would love to be made management soon, as in yesterday. The problem is, we already have a "Marketing Manager," and while she isn't my boss (I work directly for the CEO), I feel that she's kind of major roadblock on my path to success here. I feel like I can't really be promoted because shes been here forever, so I'm sure there'd be some political type backlash if for some reason I was given a higher title. And if I were to be promoted, what would it be to? We don't need 2 marketing managers, and if I was promoted to manager, would they make her director? That would be about the worst possible outcome for me because she is AWFUL to work with.
When I came back to this company I did it with the explicit guarantee that I would not work for her - only with her in limited capacities. She has driven multiple people to quit, gets in screaming matches with anyone (including founders of the company) who doesn't agree with her outdated ideas, and is generally unpleasant and I really do sometime just wonder about the whole situation...
Lately I've been doing anything I can to avoid having to work with her at all. I'll go out of my way to do extra work just to avoid having to collaborate. When she pages me on my phone I honestly get an upset stomach. I just don't know what to do. I wish I could grow here into a higher management position - I could see myself being a really successful "Director of Sales and Marketing." I do a great job, and get along with and work great with every single other person here.
I guess maybe it is something I should bring up again during my review? I mean, I've had talks with my boss about the unpleasantness of the situation before and he's been very good about it, given me tips on how to stand up for myself and really helped at minimizing the number of projects we have to do together. This time I guess I should just pose the question more in terms of my long-term growth here, see how he sees my career path progressing in the near and mid-future.
I just know I can't be stuck in this feeling forever, and I'm too driven of a person to just settle.
Have you guys ever had an experience like this? A job you love, with one person who just seems to ruin it for you?
It's not like my job is horrible, for the most part I enjoy it (minus the forced meetings with my least favorite person). It's just that I wonder about the long-term. I know I want to move up, I really want to be a "Marketing Director" by the time I'm 30, and I would love to be made management soon, as in yesterday. The problem is, we already have a "Marketing Manager," and while she isn't my boss (I work directly for the CEO), I feel that she's kind of major roadblock on my path to success here. I feel like I can't really be promoted because shes been here forever, so I'm sure there'd be some political type backlash if for some reason I was given a higher title. And if I were to be promoted, what would it be to? We don't need 2 marketing managers, and if I was promoted to manager, would they make her director? That would be about the worst possible outcome for me because she is AWFUL to work with.
When I came back to this company I did it with the explicit guarantee that I would not work for her - only with her in limited capacities. She has driven multiple people to quit, gets in screaming matches with anyone (including founders of the company) who doesn't agree with her outdated ideas, and is generally unpleasant and I really do sometime just wonder about the whole situation...
Lately I've been doing anything I can to avoid having to work with her at all. I'll go out of my way to do extra work just to avoid having to collaborate. When she pages me on my phone I honestly get an upset stomach. I just don't know what to do. I wish I could grow here into a higher management position - I could see myself being a really successful "Director of Sales and Marketing." I do a great job, and get along with and work great with every single other person here.
I guess maybe it is something I should bring up again during my review? I mean, I've had talks with my boss about the unpleasantness of the situation before and he's been very good about it, given me tips on how to stand up for myself and really helped at minimizing the number of projects we have to do together. This time I guess I should just pose the question more in terms of my long-term growth here, see how he sees my career path progressing in the near and mid-future.
I just know I can't be stuck in this feeling forever, and I'm too driven of a person to just settle.
Have you guys ever had an experience like this? A job you love, with one person who just seems to ruin it for you?