The Transfer
Whew! It’s been a while since I posted anything here. Things have been a little crazy lately and time has been a premium. It will get interesting again here in a few weeks as I have requested a transfer to a different department here at work. My ‘supervisor’ was taken by surprise when I gave him my notice and it would seem that he may have ran straight to a shrink’s couch for several days before returning to work. He definitely has issues, which is the real reason I am leaving the department. There comes a time when you just say “that’s enough” and you make changes. For years I have heard from people that were not happy at work, and I always gave them the same advice: If you don’t like it, change it or leave. Simple. I decided it was time to take my own advice. As it turns out, the other two people in my department have said they would jump in a heartbeat too if they could. Interesting.Of course, my ‘supervisor’ is taking his time getting my replacement found and trained. He gave me a name that is supposed to be my replacement, someone I know and will need to be trained. This was nearly 2 weeks ago. When said replacement called me yesterday and queried about a rumor that I was leaving, I asked him if he heard it from my ‘supervisor’. He said no, and that he hadn’t spoken to him in months. So, it would seem that my ‘supervisor’, though promising to “hurry things along and get through the transition as quickly as possible” was just spewing more crap. No big surprise there.
Please pardon me as I vent. How is it that such an ass (my ‘supervisor’) can hold a position such as his, and just bullshit his way through the job? I hope for the company’s sake that an audit is done by a professional that knows how things should really be. I have a feeling the owners of the company would be in for a surprise if they saw the real state of the department and how it is not in its current state by accident - but by design; specifically, my ‘supervisor’s’ design. (I keep putting the word ‘supervisor’ in this manner because he doesn’t really have a clue what any of us are doing and doesn’t supervise anything.) It has been hinted to me that I should take some action with certain agencies and such and report him to the appropriate people. I have refrained from this sort of action but I must say that it is tempting. I have a feeling that this house of cards is going to fall in from its own weight, and I just want to be clear of the rubble when it comes down.
posted by Bonzai @ 7:24 AM
2 Comments:
Wow, someone else has dissatisfaction with supervisors that don't know their heads from their asses, at least I am not alone when I get those feelings...
I look forward to hearing the outocome of the transfer....
And, never fret about leaving yourself available to train your replacement, and watching people not utilize the resources you provide. Comes with the turf....
Yeah, I think these days dissatisfaction with your supervisor is the norm and if you are fortunate enough to have a supervisor that is worth working for, you should definitely count your lucky stars. I really don’t have any problems with the company I work for, just the dork that was able to con his way into the position he is in. More on him in the main post…
As for ‘fretting’ about training, I could really care less. My replacement will get just enough from me to learn how to move around between the 25 locations we have. His head will be swimming from that alone before I ever get technical.
Unfortunately, my ‘supervisor’ is effectively stealing valuable training time from me that I should be spending with the guy I am replacing. I’m sure this is by design… He’s just a dork. Said ‘supervisor’ has only one ally left in the company, and it is the big boss on the top of the pyramid… and the big boss is about to be approached by several of the first tier managers for a little pow-wow regarding my dork ‘supervisor’. I’ll let you know if anything comes of it.
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