Today I'm going to rant about my own short-sightedness.
About a week ago, my boss made an announcement that caught no one by surprise: he was moving into the position that he had spent the last year preparing for rather than doing the job he was actually in (supervising me and my colleagues). What was a surprise was that he named another guy in my department as his replacement. Let's call him Dick.
Dick isn't a bad person by any means, but he isn't what I would call manager material. He doesn't put others or the company's needs before his own. He seems wholly focused on just doing what he needs to do to get what he wants. Which is probably why he got what he wanted. While I was spending all my time doing continuing education and applying for promotions in various departments and talking to my boss about seeking a supervisory role, Dick was schmoozing it up and apparently talking about nothing but how much he wanted my boss' position.
A couple months ago, my boss mentioned that they would eventually need a replacement for him. We talked about things that I liked and didn't like about the role. He asked if I thought Dick could do it, and I answered a little too politely it seems.
Now I'm stuck reporting to Dick (who is about a year my junior, tenure-wise) until I can find something else. Oh, and I can't look outside the company since I took tuition reimbursement from them. I will have to pay it all back if I leave before March 2016.
But I guess that's what I get for sharpening my mind instead of painting my nose.
About a week ago, my boss made an announcement that caught no one by surprise: he was moving into the position that he had spent the last year preparing for rather than doing the job he was actually in (supervising me and my colleagues). What was a surprise was that he named another guy in my department as his replacement. Let's call him Dick.
Dick isn't a bad person by any means, but he isn't what I would call manager material. He doesn't put others or the company's needs before his own. He seems wholly focused on just doing what he needs to do to get what he wants. Which is probably why he got what he wanted. While I was spending all my time doing continuing education and applying for promotions in various departments and talking to my boss about seeking a supervisory role, Dick was schmoozing it up and apparently talking about nothing but how much he wanted my boss' position.
A couple months ago, my boss mentioned that they would eventually need a replacement for him. We talked about things that I liked and didn't like about the role. He asked if I thought Dick could do it, and I answered a little too politely it seems.
Now I'm stuck reporting to Dick (who is about a year my junior, tenure-wise) until I can find something else. Oh, and I can't look outside the company since I took tuition reimbursement from them. I will have to pay it all back if I leave before March 2016.
But I guess that's what I get for sharpening my mind instead of painting my nose.