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Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:00 pm  |
| Well, after the latest run in with my boss - I was at a trade show and he sent me an email about my sales people saying I don't respond fast enough (BS and filtering through one guy who's speaking on supposedly "everyone's" behalf), I've decided to seek employment elsewhere! I met some old colleagues while at the show and one gent has been following up with me. We spoke this afternoon and he is putting me in contact with a lot of other companies/colleagues of his so I'm mighty happy. He echoed my belief that I am wasting my considerable talent as a technical sales engineer and he said he simply could not believe that I wasn't in a sales role given my presence and personality! That was so nice to hear after years of being told I can't move out of my current position. I've been doing it for 7.5 years and I'm sick to death of the job. It's a sad commentary but the head of our department likes to keep everyone in the same place so we can continue to keep him successful. There are zero career path opportunities even though my boss just got a promotion (they used to be college roommates). Anyway, wish me luck! I'm off to a new adventure in the very near future! Yay! |
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42; medium, warm-toned; large pores prone to congestion; oily; using Karin Herzog exclusively right now!  |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:17 pm |
You Go Girl!!!  |
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Simple but No Simplier...Approaching late 20s, Normal/Combination Skin, Rarely Breakout now but have some old acne marks, sunspots, & broken caps |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:13 pm |
| You deserve the best! Go for it!!! |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:21 pm |
Best of luck!!!  |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:24 pm |
| I say go for it.It's awful to go to work and hate your job. |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:28 pm |
| Looking forward to your good news soon! Wish you the best. |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:40 pm |
| Best of luck. Looking forward to hearing about the awesome job you landed. |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:08 pm |
| Thanks so much, ladies! I will let everyone know how it all turns out. My middle names are risk and adventure so I'm rather surprised it's taken me this long to really do something. It feels great to finally get the ball rolling!!! |
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42; medium, warm-toned; large pores prone to congestion; oily; using Karin Herzog exclusively right now! |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:29 pm |
Hi!
I'm an IT professional, and Scally, I have to say...judging from your video presentations, and explicit directions on TCA peels, plus other info you've provided...your skills as a technical sales engineer must be stellar!
You are obviously under-appreciated in your current job. Time to spread your wings and fly, woman! |
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Nadine, age 50, live in VA; half-Asian, slight yellow tone; sensitive, dry/combo skin |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:33 pm |
Good luck and I hope you land the perfect job!
Can't wait to hear the good news  |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:57 pm |
| Best of luck to you Scally! |
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28 Fair skin, brown hair, blue eyes & acne prone combo skin |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:09 pm |
| Best of luck! |
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Early 50s, Skin: combin.,semi-sensitive, fair with occasional breakouts, some old acne scars, freckles, under-eye wrinkles; Redhead with hazel eyes |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:49 am |
Best of luck scally!! I can't wait to hear more when you decide where to move to next - I'm in a real career rut myself right now and could use some inspiration  . Good for you having the oomph to get out there and go for it! |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:17 am |
| Scallywaggirl, it's great that you've had that moment of realisation, when you know you're better than this! It happened to me years ago. I worked as a manageress for a branch within a chain of shops. I was a consciencious and hard working employee, and my shop did so well that I was moved to another shop that was not doing well. Within a week, I discovered why. Three members of staff were fiddling left right and centre. I discovered how they were doing it and spent hours after finishing work, going through till receipts, and various paperwork to find out how much had been stolen. When I had finished working it all out, I contacted the area manager, and went through it all with her. It was decided that I should be the one to confront and sack the employees concerned, which as you can imagine was not pleasant, and also left me with only one part-time worker to cover a shop open 12 hours a day, seven days a week! I didn't know if I was coming or going, and bear in mind I also had a husband and three children at home to look after at that time. It was a nightmare for a week or two until I managed to hire more staff. The final straw for me, came when I next saw the area manager, who told me that the managing director had sent HER a big bouquet of flowers and given her a pay rise for being so clever as to send me to that branch to sort it out! I was speechless with rage. I never even got so much as a thankyou from him. That day, I knew I was better than the lot of them and decided to say B****s to them all, and within a month I had opened my own shop which did very well for years, until I had to sell up due to family pressures. So, I hope you do very well in the future and the very best of luck to you. It's THIER loss, not your's. By the way, that chain of shops went bust a year after I left! |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:28 am |
Everyone, I feel really touched by your kind-hearted thoughts and comments. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and giving me further confirmation that I'm making the right decision.
Things will definitely be in turmoil when I leave and it will get worse because another colleague is also on the verge. That will put the entire east coast and federal without coverage so...but that's not my worry any longer. I feel really good that I will find the right position so keep your fingers crossed. |
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42; medium, warm-toned; large pores prone to congestion; oily; using Karin Herzog exclusively right now! |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:50 am |
My fingers are crossed for you. Scally, you have great clarity and communication skills and obviously a talent for absorbing complex information and passing it on in an easy to understand way. Plus of course you are very likeable and appear to have a cool head and fairmindedness.
These qualities are apparent just from your posts here, so my guess is people in your field will be happy to snap you up once you are available.
It's funny how one can be stagnant for a long while then suddenly wake up and shift, isnt it. I suppose we all need our various kinds of hibernation.
Good Luck and keep us posted. |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:37 am |
Good luck  |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:23 am |
Good luck Scally!
Life is too short to work at a job you hate- I left a job that I thought I loved at first- but there was no room for development or progression. I found a different job, and am happy to come to work everyday.
Good luck!
CG |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:22 pm |
| Good luck! |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:52 pm |
| I'm sure you'll do well. Best of luck, and any company hiring you should consider themselves very lucky! |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:54 pm |
Tricia, you go girl. I'm glad you're leaving this job. You'll find a much better job somewhere else. You're a smart woman and very energetic. No need to stay in a place that will keep you doing the same thing with no possible advancement. We are all rooting for you here. Go Tricia. You rock!  |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:18 pm |
Scally I think you can do anything you put your mind to. Good hunting.
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50, happy reluma user started 16.6.12 original formula. PMD user. started LouLou's ageless regime. |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:39 pm |
Scalawaggirl, I think you are way ahead of the game in mental organization and confidence (and if your field is related to beauty or skin care, you have vast knowledge).
Keep getting yourself and your resume out there, and good luck with this! |
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Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:30 am |
Canadian Girl, that's EXACTLY the situation at my job. I used to love it and we had fun - now, it's just dumping more and more with absolutely no career path. They even made it impossible for us to obtain President's Club (reward trip/recognition for sales) even though we made our numbers (they changed the rules so only the top 25% can go even though our team operates extremely lean - meaning we pull in 40% of the revenue with about half the amount of people). What this equates to is that the other team has a whole slew "in the top 25%" while we get a few pittance slots. It's maddening. Of course, my boss always, always goes (as does his boss) and he just got a promotion while we all languish in our crap positions. The other thing is that WE are the ones really selling because our sales reps are largely clueless. It is definitely time for me to move on.
Alibabka, I only wish it was beauty-related. I'm in a technical presales position so I'm the techno-geek that explains everything and how it fits into a firm's initiative plan...blah, blah, blah. I've been told too many times over the years that I either should be in sales or people assume I already am. I'm just going to operate on this and pursue something either as a sales rep or product evangelist. We shall see.
I do know that I have to do something ASAP as I'm beginning to get really apathetic and I don't want any negativity associated with my departure; however, it will not be a grand surprise to my boss. He's known for a long time that I've not been happy. |
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42; medium, warm-toned; large pores prone to congestion; oily; using Karin Herzog exclusively right now! |
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Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:45 am |
Scally you've made the right decision and I only hope you find something better soon - there's nothing sweeter than leaving a**hole employers in the lurch  |
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