Well, I have been at my present position since May 31, 2005.  I truly believe that when you chase the dollar, things don't always turn out the way you would like.  As the old saying goes...money isn't everything.  The organization was just a baby when I started.  The foundation was building a new museum and I was to help raise money for the exhibit.  I handle the donor database and all that that entails.  I won't go into details, but in a fledgling organization managing the donors we have is not a full-time job.  So, I picked up some other duties along the way. 

I started to handle their computer needs, email problems, software purchases, networking and the like.  I also took on updating their website.  I love working with websites.  Anyway, my creative side picked up the tasks of designing invitations, program flyers and postcards, etc.  Well you get the picture.

 

Recently we have hired a new president.  She sat down with me to try and define what I do at the organization.  Since I do so many things, she couldn't really pigeon-hole my job to any one department.  The president is looking to decrease the budget for FY2009 and it started to look like she was trying to do this by eliminating my position.  She said that..."no, no, that wasn't it, she just wants to get a better overall view of how the organization functions.  Hmmm, sounded like double talk to me.

 

Now I was very calm about the whole meeting and told her that if she was considering letting me go that I would hope she would give me a lot of notice.  She said of course she would, but we aren't there yet.  What does that mean?

 

I left the meeting not sure where I sat.  I did tell her at the end of our meeting..."if a staff member in our organization wants a job done right they usually bring it to me."  She said that is what she had been hearing from other staff.

 

Well, as you can imagine, I have started looking for new employment.  I did mention the content of my meeting with the new president to my immediate supervisor, the director of development.  She said that is crazy, they wouldn't get rid of me.  Famous lasts words.  I said the same thing about the former president leaving.  I mentioned to a co-worker before he left that he wouldn't leave in a million years....well, in a months time he had resigned. 

 

The only constant is change.

 

I don't really want to look for a new job, but sometimes these things are out of our control.  Maybe it's time.  I haven't been very happy here, so maybe this is destiny's way of giving me a little shove.  What I want to say is..."quit pushing already, I am going". 

 

Since my meeting a week ago, things have calmed down a bit, but no news concerning my position.  I am not worried.  I can always find a job.

 

For those people who say they can't find a job, I find that hard to believe.  We may not always find a job that pays what we want, but that may come later.  Several jobs I have had led to better positions within the organization.  You never know what you may find.  And appearances can be deceiving.  I have learned that much in my 36 years in the workforce.

 

monster.com here I come.