Am I losing my job or just being paranoid?

BoonMonkey

BoonMonkey

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Hey guys,

Just been up for a meeting with the operations director. He originally started off offering to pay for my driving test - "Great!" I thought. Then he went on to saying "Where do you see yourself going?"

Probably the worst answer I could give... "I'm not really sure. Just take an opportunity as it comes." Honest, but probably not the best. I don't like my current job, but I need a form of income. I didn't want to say "I see myself leaving the company" or "I see myself moving onto another job" etc in fear OF losing it. However my response triggered him to say something which got me thinking.


"Oh... Well that's not good. What should we do with you then..." He said.

As the job is part of an apprenticeship he then went onto saying "How long do you have left with us as part of the apprenticeship scheme?"

"I'm not certain, I've completed around 70/75% of the course I believe."

"Right, well when the training provider is next in could you ask her to speak to me as well please?"

That is what made me worry, it could just be paranoia but I'll see what you guys think nonetheless. Does he want to speak to her and ask how long I've got left of the scheme so he can get rid of me? Or is it probably just a harmless chat with her?

Like I said, I don't like my current job, but I'd rather not end up unemployed.

All this on top of problems with the girlfriend are getting me down...
 
I wouldn't worry about it, if the damage is done its done.
Fingers x'd that you don't loose your job thou i know how times can be hard for people.
 
Sounds like he wants to keep you on to me, and he might even be a little bit bent for you?

What sort of tone of voice was he using, I'm getting "camp and slightly sarcastic" from your post?
 
kwerk said:
Sounds like he wants to keep you on to me, and he might even be a little bit bent for you?

What sort of tone of voice was he using, I'm getting "camp and slightly sarcastic" from your post?
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Saw "Last post - Kwerk" and knew it would be crazy.

No - It was not in a camp and slightly sarcastic tone.

I don't think he is bent for me.
 
He might just be disappointed because it sounds like you might leave at the earliest opportunity rather than looking to move up within the company you're already at.
 
d_brennen said:
I always pay for driving tests of people I'm about to boot on
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I know it seems strange, but it started off fairly positive starting with that, but then seeing to just go downhill... Might just be in my head though. (Seems to be)

Black Dynamite said:
Are you bent for him?

He might have suspected it and then when you said "Just take an opportunity as it comes" his thoughts were confirmed ... Just saying
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Yes. I am bent for him. As in OP I said about problems with the girlfriend. My operations director is the centre of all these problems as I am bent for him.


But not really.

[FnG]magnolia;22615120 said:
You know that he's responding to your at best neutral and at worst negative response, yes?
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I'm a fairly neutral person. Try not to be negative, but when things are building up I can't help it.
 
BoonMonkey said:
Hey guys,

Just been up for a meeting with the operations director. He originally started off offering to pay for my driving test - "Great!" I thought. Then he went on to saying "Where do you see yourself going?"

Probably the worst answer I could give... "I'm not really sure. Just take an opportunity as it comes." Honest, but probably not the best. I don't like my current job, but I need a form of income. I didn't want to say "I see myself leaving the company" or "I see myself moving onto another job" etc in fear OF losing it. However my response triggered him to say something which got me thinking.


"Oh... Well that's not good. What should we do with you then..." He said.

As the job is part of an apprenticeship he then went onto saying "How long do you have left with us as part of the apprenticeship scheme?"

"I'm not certain, I've completed around 70/75% of the course I believe."

"Right, well when the training provider is next in could you ask her to speak to me as well please?"

That is what made me worry, it could just be paranoia but I'll see what you guys think nonetheless. Does he want to speak to her and ask how long I've got left of the scheme so he can get rid of me? Or is it probably just a harmless chat with her?

Like I said, I don't like my current job, but I'd rather not end up unemployed.

All this on top of problems with the girlfriend are getting me down...
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Should you really be posting on the same forum as your boss?

Yeah you're probably just being paranoid :p
 
[FnG]magnolia;22615165 said:
What is he supposed to think here?
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I wasn't thinking what he is supposed to think, if I'm honest with you. I've not got what I want to do with my life set in stone just yet. I have rough ideas, I don't know where I see myself, right now I would just take an opportunity as it comes.
 
MooMoo444 said:
What would be a good way of answering this question, positively?
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"working here in a more advanced role"

its a hard one when they put **** like to you. especially if you have never had something like asked to you.

OP: maybe worth going to him and saying you replayed what you said in your head and it wasnt clear. what you mean is.... then BS about taking opportunities as they come in this company and working your way up etc etc...
 
Personally I'd talk to him again, just to say that you felt the meeting went downhill after that topic was brought up and your response may have come across badly and you meant opportunities within the company.
 
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