When do you know it's time to jump ship?

[baymule]

You are about to get a promotion.

 

[CrealCritter]

Good Luck! Hopefully he has the perfect situation in mind for you.

Well I just got off another call with the boss about an hour ago. He first told me he got the info from HR and I've been promoted to a S E A. I said ok you got me scratching my head, what is a S E A? He said: Senior Executive Advisor. After a bit of a pause to let that sink in. I said that's a fancy title boss, what extra responsibilities go with that title? He said none, you've already been fulfilling the role for several years.

He then said I had to take a meeting while on vacation. The management team had to look across the entire organization for some cuts. When your name came up. The entire management team agreed your role is critical but your title was wrong. So I suggested a S E A and everyone agreed, so now your officially a S E A.

The promotion came with a modest, salary increase and a fancy title, but it sounds like it's pretty much business as usual. More importantly, NO REPORTS

Then he said: when I retire, I really don't know who you will be reporting to. I suggested to continue to report to whoever is going to back fill me, but no one has been named yet.

What's totally ironic to me though, I asked here, When do you know when it's time to jump ship? Then I get a "SEA" title... Ironic to say the least.

i goggled senior executive advisor job description just out of curiosity... And yeah, it pretty much fits in with my current responsibilities. With some room for growth. And yep management does make some stupid decisions sometimes. When I think they are going to make one, I let them know and why I believe it's wrong and what the right decision should be.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

For myself: I pray about it. Then, I trust my gut, listen to corporate and work place policy. When those policies collide with my ethics, or when they place me in a can't win situation, I polish up my resume and move on. Other times, the decision has been made for me. Most recently: I worked per diem. At the end of September, I was told (only b/c I asked!) that the Corporate office was stating they would not be using per diem staffing, at least for an undetermined length of time. It's been a bit hard on the budget. But, doable. Hubby and I are now retired. (I took SS early to help balance out the budget.) I absolutely do not miss the physical body wear and tear, the travel, and always having to deal with inappropriate corporate demands.

 

[baymule]

How much you hate your job versus the pay and is it worth it. You might be happier doing something else.

 

[Mini Horses]

What are some signs, that it's time for a new job?

Again I like where I'm at and like what I do. But when boss retires, there's not a single other senior manager in the organization, I would "like"" to report to.

The man in the mirror???? Think it over.

 

[flowerbug]

for me the sign it was time to go was when the job was winding down and the hard and interesting stuff was mostly done.

it was also a good time for me to take a break from what i had been doing for about 20yrs (working hard without many vacations). the last 15yrs of that time were when i went to college for my degree and i was also working my way through college so i was almost constantly working on a computer terminal of some kind or another or a PC or the mainframe or a minicomputer. it was pretty much all i did for 15 years.

there were other issues which made leaving easier (a failed pay adjustment i had been promised from the start that never happened even after going through all the paperwork and meetings to get them to finally agree that yes i was doing the same job, but oh we don't have money this year to make any adjustments... blah, blah, blah. ok, i'm gone...).

at the most recent part-time job, i loved it until one manager left and the new one came along. i stuck it out for three years with them, but the final straws were rediculous (being written up for doing volunteer work i'd been doing for the whole time i'd been there). it was a lot of stress for a low paying part-time job. i still miss the people and the library, but i do not miss the BS. and guess who's having a hard time keeping employees? hmm...

 

[baymule]

Time to start looking for that door.....

 

[FarmerJamie]

Yep, such is corporate life these days. It's was a long week here, refereeing a "difference of opinion " between two CIO direct reports in a project meeting. Good times. My boss sat there with a stupid grin on his face

 

[flowerbug]

adapting to the metaphor, always try to jump ship when the weather is good and there are no rocks...

 

[Lazy Gardener]

CONGRATS.