Thinky thoughts...

[chaletian]

Well, I went back to the Newcomen Centre today (had to go over to Guy’s to pick up some R&D papers). I chatted to Philip. And this brought home a few things:

1. I miss working for someone with whom I can have an actual conversation.
2. I miss working for someone who actually gives the smallest damn about my personal fulfilment in the job.
3. I miss working in a department where I am more or less in the loop about what’s going on.
4. I miss having the opportunity to do random things that aren’t just typing or answering the phone.
5. I regret that I was so caught up in anxiety about being less than great in some areas of my job that I never kicked up a fuss about the part where I had so much more work than the rest of the admin team it was *stupid*.
6. I regret that I left. Sort of. Because there was the element of pantsness that eventually got too much for me, but there was so much more job satisfaction to be had.
7. I would so go back if I could. Don’t know if they’d have me. Kinda hope they would. Because I really, really miss it.

Comments

[megaleena.livejournal.com]

Could you have an explortory word in their shell like, see if there's anything opening up where you could slot in?

[chaletian.livejournal.com]

Ah, see, therein lies the tricksiness. It's a fairly titchy department - there are about 5 admin staff, and only two of those would be suitable, and they're both filled. I intend to keep an ear out, though. Oddly, I've never had any urge to manage anyone before, but I'd really quite like to be the admin manager there, because I'd really like to have a crack at solving some of the problems. Heigh ho. Tis but a dream of le pipe.

[megaleena.livejournal.com]

Well don't rule it out because there isn't a vacancy. If you and the hirer type person get on okay and they know you'd be an asset to the team and they know you want to leve your *current* position, then they may well find a role for you.