- Joined
- Jul 28, 2018
- Location
- London
With another baby due December and mortgage renewal up in January, it sucks that on Monday there is a 90% chance I will be fired from my job. I may go into the reasons later but long story short, I have fallen foul of someone quite high up and won't be her first victim. This is despite me having genuinely good performances, hit the vast majority of my objectives and given the vast majority of my bi-annual bonuses. I work in professional services as an account manager and have been in my job for a year and a half.
My previous 3 jobs haven't really worked out for one reason or another. The first I was suddenly made redundant along with 200 other people. Though I was eventually offered a job to stay, I decided to move on for more money. Second job I left because of boredom and stress. Done well but I was literally banging my head against the wall because I was that bored. Left for another role where I was again let go after a year along side the entire marketing team and ended up where I am now. I am at a stage now where, though I have worked in senior roles for recognisable companies, I have job hopped so much that it is becoming more difficult to find another.
On top of this, I think I am done with professional services. I am seen as the nice guy which for the most part I don't have to care about as places I have been previously have always judge me on my performance and it was pretty objective. What I have noticed though is that in professional services your demeanour probably counts more than you actual performance. That was not initially the case with this role, I was always saying it was the best job I have had, but I have fallen foul of someone who clearly doesn't appreciate what I do and wants me out. I can't be bothered with the bull anymore or having to learn an entire new industry from scratch. Now looking for a complete career change where I can have a job that is stable; sales and account management have left a bad taste in my mouth.
Think of joining the police but have limited energy at the moment. Will be interesting to see how things go.
What do you do?
My previous 3 jobs haven't really worked out for one reason or another. The first I was suddenly made redundant along with 200 other people. Though I was eventually offered a job to stay, I decided to move on for more money. Second job I left because of boredom and stress. Done well but I was literally banging my head against the wall because I was that bored. Left for another role where I was again let go after a year along side the entire marketing team and ended up where I am now. I am at a stage now where, though I have worked in senior roles for recognisable companies, I have job hopped so much that it is becoming more difficult to find another.
On top of this, I think I am done with professional services. I am seen as the nice guy which for the most part I don't have to care about as places I have been previously have always judge me on my performance and it was pretty objective. What I have noticed though is that in professional services your demeanour probably counts more than you actual performance. That was not initially the case with this role, I was always saying it was the best job I have had, but I have fallen foul of someone who clearly doesn't appreciate what I do and wants me out. I can't be bothered with the bull anymore or having to learn an entire new industry from scratch. Now looking for a complete career change where I can have a job that is stable; sales and account management have left a bad taste in my mouth.
Think of joining the police but have limited energy at the moment. Will be interesting to see how things go.
What do you do?