Like I Needed More Impetus

Most people who know me, know that I have been disliking or really hating my job for a while now. The IT industry isn’t quite as fun as it used to be, especially at public companies where Sarbanes-Oxley rules are pretty constricting.

Because of a “re-org” in my division last year, I ended up in a purely management position. I’ve always sort of enjoyed the technical side of the work, so I looked around, found a manager I used to work with, found an opening he had that was half management/half technical, and we agreed that I would take that job. Unfortunately, when he discussed this with my actual boss, it was determined that I was too important to the project to be allowed to transfer.

So I ended up forced to stay in a position that I really didn’t want. When they informed me of this, I was told: “Would you please stay in this position, and BTW if you do, you will get a 33% increase in your year end bonus this year.” As I’d suspected, I’ve ended up not liking the position. And when I ended up getting no increase at all in my bonus this year, I strongly expressed my dismay, and got managers talking to managers confirming whether the promise was made. (And the manager who had offered me the other position has told me he knows and agrees that this increase was promised to me.)

Today I was told that nothing can be done. I will not be getting the increase I was promised. Just adding fuel and momentum to the trip.

I have 20 vacation days, 3 personal days and 6 sick days to burn through. I told her I was taking all of next week off.