Work Frustrations

For the past few months work has been frustrating, saying it nicely...  Our company was bought last year, added a new CFO which has been interesting in the world of HR.  HR did report to the CEO but now goes through the CFO and from all I've learned in classes and experienced here in the last year - it's not the best situation.  HR doesn't have a "seat at the table" with the executives.  So my boss left and we had a temporary person fill in that slot for several months now.  And I'm not fond of her, to say it nicely again...  Now I have a new boss that just started this month.  We'll see how it goes.  So far it's looking promising but at the same time I can't tell if its just words or if there will be action.

The last straw was 2 months ago when a co-worker who has a similar job to me decided to resign, within one week they offered her an increase to stay and she's here now.  There's a TON wrong with that, but mostly I'm getting the raw end of it since I do similar work, I haven't decided to leave (yet) and am working extra hard and I don't get the raise.  Besides the work that gets continually piled up on me, the blank promises of better systems and helping the manual work - that doesn't happen, and people just aren't nice around here.  My stand in boss tried to get me a raise at the same time but the CFO wouldn't even look at it since I wasn't "leaving" nor did I have as much experience as the other person.  Okay wow, just because they are older, I still have the same experience!  And have my PHR and continually taking on more.  That was probably the other last official straw.

I've been looking around for another opportunity recently.  There's really not too much out there in the world of HR sadly.  And if there is, it's for someone with 10-20 yrs experience or something below what I'm making.  I need to choose a portion of HR to expertise in and that's where I need experience and then I can get another job.  But within a year we'll be gone so I'm just trying to hang on.  Somedays it's okay and somedays it's not.

With my new boss here I approached her and she empathized totally.  So that made me happy.  But she's waiting still on another person and its been almost 2 weeks and still no action.  The saying is true that unless you really can shove an offer in front of their faces, they aren't going to increase your pay.  Well, that's just the wrong way to do it.  Anyone will tell you.  But it's that CFO again I guess.  My boss just said today that she's following up again and will get back to me.  I'm trying to hang on just for several reasons, but if nothing happens, I'm left to a decision again.  Hoping she comes through.  Cross your fingers!

I don't plan to work in HR forever so really this is just a job, but I'm good at it and should be able to support us while we need it.  If not I'd be home in a second!  But for now I do like understanding what the normal husband feels like and I'm sure one day can empathize with David when he just wants to stay home for awhile rather than school or work someday.