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i'm probably overreacting ... or am i?

AwaitingAugust Posted:

i'm probably overreacting ... or am i?

Ok so my job is annoying me lately ...

i'm started working here about 3 years ago ... about a year ago, 2 guys have been added into my 'group' (it used to just be me). One of the guys has been with the company for longer than me. Anyway, I've been asking for more repsonsibility with my group (so i could hopefully manage or at least be a team leader one day) and it seems to me as if it's not gonna happen. in fact, the guy who's been here longer has been going to TONS of meetings and whatnot and he seems to be getting the leader title ... but this is MY effing team! i've been in this team longest, i know this crap the best, it should be ME!!! i'm so annoyed.

and now i get an email from our boss and ... ok, this may be stupid ... but in the order of the email addresses that it's addressed to, i'm last! It should be me first, then the guy who's been here longest, then the new-ish guy! This wouldn't normally bother me except that when i first started here, my boss specifically told me to address emails in the order of importance ... so does that mean i'm even less important than the new guy who just started working here a year ago?!

i'm really feeling discouraged and annoyed and blah

ps: it doesn't help that the guy who's been here longest is a complete and utter idiot .... his work is soooo ******, it's not even funny.

k, rant over ... sorry it was kinda long. Thanks for reading it all
AngnShaun Posted:

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the email thing is bizarre... i would never add email addressses based on importance... what if there are people at the same level of importance... that seems so silly to me... BUT considering your boss told you thats how it works i would absolutely feel angry about it...

i think you should say something...
JAAMS Posted:

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Wow...normally I probably wouldn't think anything of that email thing...but since your boss had mentioned it to you...I feel like I would bring it up.

AwaitingAugust Posted:

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Posted by AngnShaun

i think you should say something...



i think i should too ... just gotta figure out how to go about doing this.
Im_My_Own_Princess Posted:

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I know how stressful stuff like that can be.
I think you should say something.
regy_k Posted:

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trust me I know EXACTLY how u feel right now
SummerBride10 Posted:

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I would go to your boss and explain why you feel you should have more responsibilities. Give him/her examples from the past- all the work you've done, any accomplishments, etc.
runnerbride1023 Posted:

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emails are usually by title, and then alphabetical by last name.
Maybe that was how it was ordered?
GR2010 Posted:

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Who emails in order of importance???? They are usually in alpha order.

Talk to your boss and tell him you want more responsibility. If he's not going to give it to you then maybe it's time to move on.
AngnShaun Posted:

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Mor what happened?

AwaitingAugust Posted:

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Posted by AngnShaun

Mor what happened?



thanks for asking ...

nothing happened yet .... i have a meeting with my manager in the next couple of weeks to discuss my yearly review and whatnot so i'll discuss with my boss then ....
AngnShaun Posted:

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Posted by AwaitingAugust


Posted by AngnShaun

Mor what happened?



thanks for asking ...

nothing happened yet .... i have a meeting with my manager in the next couple of weeks to discuss my yearly review and whatnot so i'll discuss with my boss then ....



Good luck...

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