So, the job stuff. Sorry it's taken a while to get to it, but sometimes when you're so in the middle of something, the last thing you want to do is drag it all up and explain it again. So, the short (ish)summary:
- I fell out with my immediate boss, work became a source of misery
- I continued to be miserable for ages
- Himself lost his job and money got really short
- I finally pulled my finger out and started looking for a new job
- I was offered a new job but didn't think I really wanted it
- I went to hand my notice in and discovered on the same day that my immediate boss was off for 6 months on a secondment
- I offered to stay as long as I could act up into my manager's role, take all the flack and responsibility as well as the salary and job title to go with it
- I was confident that my boss wouldn't return after the secondment and that I would then be in prime position to get that job
- The next boss up was his usual woolly self and fluffed the negotiation, in the process I decided I didn't really want the job, particularly working for such a jerk
- I realised that this weak faffing and pathetic leadership epitomised absolutely everything that was making me miserable in the job
- I quite for real and accepted the other job
- I am now acting up for my boss with a small salary increase while I work my ridiculously long notice period
- I am also moonlighting over at my new place to get to know my new team
- I start my new job in July
- I will be paid a lot more money and have a team of 8 to manage
- If I can stick it out for 12 months I will be able to move back into something I really love but at a much higher level
- I think I'll be happy there, they are nice people, despite working in a concrete jungle
- I am finding the acting up at the old job fine, but then that's always the way once you've quit...!
So there you have it, accompanying all this has been endless soul searching, long drawn out discussions with Himself and various others, fear, insecurity, anger, envy, anxiety, tears and stress. But now it's done and I feel better than I have in months and months. Watch this space for news of the new challenge as things unfold...
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