You’ve basically nailed it for the most part, yeah (down to the LinkedIn/Indeed scrolling on my spare time).
Like, I get great working conditions. I don’t hate the job itself. The people I work with just make my life absolutely miserable. Doesn’t help that the business has the “more years of experience = more qualified for leadership” mentality, and half the people above me are completely clueless about the most basic shit needed for work.
I genuinely think I’d stick around if it wasn’t for the people in my team, but management seems determined to keep me with the current one, no matter how many times I ask. Their desire to keep on that team is the thing that’s making me leave.
The Peter Priciple is a nefarious little middle and upper management goblin. While I don’t expect bosses to have all the answers, I do expect them to be competent in basic leadership and promoting a strong team work structure. The easiest way to do this is by building cohesion through a team that self-sustains and works through issues without necessarily bringing in a manager, and through strong compensation - not just in salary, at all levels.
Your values aren’t being met and your leadership team has eroded your trust in them. Even from this short interaction I can tell what at least two of those values are. So there’s no way I could blame you for wanting to move on. Here’s hoping you land somewhere awesome when the time comes!
You’ve basically nailed it for the most part, yeah (down to the LinkedIn/Indeed scrolling on my spare time).
Like, I get great working conditions. I don’t hate the job itself. The people I work with just make my life absolutely miserable. Doesn’t help that the business has the “more years of experience = more qualified for leadership” mentality, and half the people above me are completely clueless about the most basic shit needed for work.
I genuinely think I’d stick around if it wasn’t for the people in my team, but management seems determined to keep me with the current one, no matter how many times I ask. Their desire to keep on that team is the thing that’s making me leave.
The Peter Priciple is a nefarious little middle and upper management goblin. While I don’t expect bosses to have all the answers, I do expect them to be competent in basic leadership and promoting a strong team work structure. The easiest way to do this is by building cohesion through a team that self-sustains and works through issues without necessarily bringing in a manager, and through strong compensation - not just in salary, at all levels.
Your values aren’t being met and your leadership team has eroded your trust in them. Even from this short interaction I can tell what at least two of those values are. So there’s no way I could blame you for wanting to move on. Here’s hoping you land somewhere awesome when the time comes!