Double post I know
Yes I know this...the daft thing is that no one cares enough to take any notice, not that anyone knows. Consider also that people can turn up to work hung over or still drunk/ under the influence and no one cares :/
I've been figured out on this forum at least once by a colleague and probably many more times based on vague job history, expertise, location and I guess by the fact my names Allan.
You work with in house developers and took a picture of your office. It's not unreasonable to assume those developers may visit here and if they did see your posts, could figure out who you are fairly easily.
In my case because I've never really published anything that I wouldn't be willing to stand behind anyway, in yours I'm not sure so. I'm just saying, feel free to continue on regardless.
Also, its not that I don't know how to do my job - I am good at what I do do - its just that the work isn't there due to my boss's controlling and my job description - which no one in my team seems to have any idea what theirs are either, including my boss - seems to be one thing when actually to the wider world it means something totally different.
You're good at doing what your boss wants which means you're good at your job sure, but if you're not good at whats the role generally consists of, regardless of the reason, that might mean you'll struggle to get another role.
For the record though, nobodies stopping you from sitting researching what you should be doing instead of posting here, for example. Essentially, we can all only blame ourselves for how good or bad we are at anything.
I am stuck in a rut and have been for the last 2 years. I am not qualified - my bosses know this - but they gave me the job due to my extensive knowledge on the systems and the web sites and also due to the fact that I know how the company works. There are team managers in the department who come and ask little old me how something works cause they have never ever seen or used the reservation system which they are meant to be providing fixes or alternative systems for!
No offense, but I don't see those skills as super valuable and suspect you're probably there more because they like you (or you know, maybe you're a morale booster if you're pretty
) than what you offer. I very much doubt I couldn't learn the existing knowledge of your systems to a reasonable degree within your notice period and if you were _good_ at your job, all that knowledge would already be documented in an easy to understand fashion so you aren't needed in this capacity.
That said, I can see where you're coming from and I'd assume you'd want to be on nearer £30k in Manchester at your age. You're totally right to be wanting a more fulfilling work life, I sympathize with you, I just don't think what you're doing here is super clever and whilst you might get away with it, it could totally backfire.
So I do know what I am doing thank you - I just don't know what to classify my job title/ role as...hence the thread
Well alright then, good luck, have fun.
