Hi all.
I've been in my job for about a year and a half. It's a consulting job, and with that goes the general competitive atmosphere and high expectations, long hours etc. It's in an industry I care deeply about, although before joining I was never 100% career focused but have been slowly sucked into that way of thinking.
I've recently got to the point I should have been promoted (this comes at predictable times after the completion of certain projects). The project l completed was the most financially successful the company ever ran and has been widely reported on in the industry press. I know my team wanted to give me the promotion, but it was blocked by the CEO for reasons I don't know (he is exceptionally bad at bringing in women to higher level positions though). Instead I was given a substantial bonus, more than a third of my salary, and am now expected to do the job anyway. The promotion may or may not happen in the summer. It's affecting my relationships within the company as I'm now overseeing people with the same job title as me. Given how competitive and driven the company culture is it's also weird to have not had the promotion and people seem perfectly happy commenting on it. Obviously no one knows about the bonus and so it is a major public vote of no confidence.
Should I leave? It's in many ways my perfect job, and I love the location, set up etc. If I could just get over the idea that I need to worry about my career it would be ideal, again I was never that obsessed with work before joining and made most of my early career decisions entirely around the travel opportunities available. It's a good time to move though as given how widely the project was picked up I e had a lot of approaches.
Thanks for your advice!
I've been in my job for about a year and a half. It's a consulting job, and with that goes the general competitive atmosphere and high expectations, long hours etc. It's in an industry I care deeply about, although before joining I was never 100% career focused but have been slowly sucked into that way of thinking.
I've recently got to the point I should have been promoted (this comes at predictable times after the completion of certain projects). The project l completed was the most financially successful the company ever ran and has been widely reported on in the industry press. I know my team wanted to give me the promotion, but it was blocked by the CEO for reasons I don't know (he is exceptionally bad at bringing in women to higher level positions though). Instead I was given a substantial bonus, more than a third of my salary, and am now expected to do the job anyway. The promotion may or may not happen in the summer. It's affecting my relationships within the company as I'm now overseeing people with the same job title as me. Given how competitive and driven the company culture is it's also weird to have not had the promotion and people seem perfectly happy commenting on it. Obviously no one knows about the bonus and so it is a major public vote of no confidence.
Should I leave? It's in many ways my perfect job, and I love the location, set up etc. If I could just get over the idea that I need to worry about my career it would be ideal, again I was never that obsessed with work before joining and made most of my early career decisions entirely around the travel opportunities available. It's a good time to move though as given how widely the project was picked up I e had a lot of approaches.
Thanks for your advice!
