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Slightly relevant pic. Imagine the ship under attack and going down.



Ok, If you got this far the question is. You work at a state agency. It's been mismanaged, full of nepotism, idiots hold the management positions and the job you do has gone from ok to slightly ok to outright dangerous and
hazardous to your health and safety. Your second level manager is never there to handle the issues and of the three first level managers one went out for several months on leave rather than dealing with things. Another had been abandoning the job and hiding all shift leaving new hires to handle things and they were quitting constantly. Finally under threat of being fired (Took almost 3 years of this person abusing things) The person
bailed off the ship.

Your present manager is a good person but was stonewalled and harassed and told to only handle the shift she works. Thus the other shifts have gone to crap and along with the constant call in's. The relief staff that
relieves you is always late and ofter thirty minutes to two hours late. Yet nothing is done about it. You often work two - three twelve hour shifts along with the other late stay overs every week. You along with the staff you work with are getting burned out and tired.

Now the media and the state has finally decided to get involved. They sent a person to talk to the regular
workers and he got an earful. Yet this person didn't write down a single thing. The winds are changing.
The Agency is changing names and such in December.

What do you do?
1. Hang in there it has to get better.
2. Step up and apply for the management positions that are opening.
3. Find another job and get away from the cluster fk that is going on.
4. Go out on medical or family leave for 3 months and come back praying things have improved.
5. Fk it where is my gun!

Assuming that I'm the one with the red scarf, I'd draw my pistol, shoot the guy that I'm locking swords with and then go after the leopard thing with the rifle.

I'd go with 2. If nothing else, it will help you pad your resume in case 3 really seems like the only option. 1 seems almost apathetic, and 4 is just a slimier version of 1.

You are such a hypocritical murderer.

Stepping up to management in a difficult environment is not a good idea. you need to develop a skill set in a supportive environment before you try to manage a situation like you've described.

On the other hand, maybe with all the attention there will be some higher placed competent people added, which you could then work under. Risky though, and likely very high stress.

Well, you don't just go and jump ship without another job lined up. You look while still employed. Could that make it harder to get a job, since you may not be available to interview when they want to, or because you can't start immediately and need to give 2 weeks notice? Sure, but you're gainfully employed, so take your time and get the right job, while suffering through what you currently have.

Listen to Ugly. He is giving good advice today.

I'd really have to get more info on what the job entails to give accurate info.

2 if upper management is amenable to having consultants fix the operations, but always look towards 3.

Set your job on fire and blame it on the tranny.

Actually, I'd like to revise my earlier opinion and recommend learning to do the dance of my people. (Not for you Kao.)

Edited, Sep 27th 2011 2:42am by Timelordwho