Re: Would you be angry?

[Diana Tomanek <tomanekd -at- AGCS -dot- COM>]

.Still, take it out on dartboard or whatever.  Remain calm and business-like
.in all your doings, but keep your fury out of the office.  Telling the guy
.he's a jerk (even when you change jobs) will feel good at the moment but may
.come back to haunt you.  Getting into a rut of having a permanently bad
.attitude at work will earn you a reputation of being hard to work with, EVEN
.among people with whom you work well.  You'll need to retain a good
.reputation because some of those people will be references for your future
.position.

.In order to keep your workload at bay and still feel like you're making
.progress, you might want to schedule yourself an hour a day or some such to
.work on some self-improvement or job-search activity, and just work that
.much harder the rest of the time.  That way, you'll progress toward your
.goal without it being so obvious that you're looking for a way out.

.When you do announce your intention to take another position, put a REAL
.positive spin on it - this is a growth opportunity, or you wanted to expand
.into a new field, etc.  Don't let it get down to personalities.





I loved your response.  I have just left a position where salary and the person
I was working for were both issues and worked at keeping options open, worked
through STC and got a position with considerable increase and better working
conditions-- and I am extremely proud of the work that I did at the previous
company.

Interestingly enough there was a gentleman at my place of employment, who had
been a manager in a very large corporation, and had obviously been very
successful at everything he had done.  He came back to work in a consultant
position at far less pay because he no longer wanted to be management.  He was a
delightful person and gave me very much the same advise.  I will be eternally
grateful I accepted his advise.