Work: Three Month Review
July 8, 2010 | Filed under Uni/Work
Following my annual review for one of my positions, yesterday I had my three month review for my second position. Again, I feel it important to let you all know that I’m awesome and invaluable. In any case, the main conclusion from the informal meeting is that they want to keep me on board and wanted to offer the flexibility to grow into other roles within the organisation, instead of taking on a primarily logistical events coordinator role. I’ll be playing a role in strategic planning, as well as taking a role in growing our online social media presence. Essentially, areas I’m interested in, and work I can enjoy.
Now, I was originally on a 12 month contract (to expire March next year), but they gave me the option of either going permanent now, or having my contract extended. I chose to have my contract extended until December next year. It’s perhaps against the advice of many career gurus: why be a contractor when you can have a permanent position and cement your role within the organisation? It’s because I know that come December next year, it’ll be time for me to move on to bigger and brighter things.
- I’ll have finished my Masters.
- I’ll have spent two and half years in one part-time role, and nearly two years in another.
- I’ll be at the stage where it’ll make more sense to take on one full-time role, rather than two part-time roles.
And to tell you the truth, I’m not the type of person who takes well to staying in one place for too long – I like variety, and though this is one of the largest disability service organisations in the state, there’s not much room for growth in the areas that I’m interested in. To avoid being pigeonholed in a dead-end job, I really need a larger, national or international organisation – they would be the only ones who have the scope to offer the type of long-term role I’m looking for.
So…yeah. I realise these work-related entries are probably boring everyone to bits, but that’s what my life mainly consists of at the moment. You’ll just have to deal with it.
7 Responses to Work: Three Month Review
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Not at all. Now that I’m at the point in my life where I have to think about my career, I find reading other people’s thoughts about their careers more and more interesting. I just, y’know, don’t have much to comment, other than to say good for you for knowing and going after what you want!
Meg on July 8, 2010 #
Actually, I find your work ambition refreshing. I’m the type who finds a job and settles in. Your entries remind me that hey, I’m valuable too and I shouldn’t let anyone take me for granted. They help me to reevaluate my worth, always an important thing that I tend to let slide.
Rock on, Amanda.
erin on July 9, 2010 #
As I said before, you are textbook Gen Y. Companies need to realise and expect these types of attitudes and requests.
Can I offer some advice Amanda? Get to learn about Gen X and Baby Boomer culture. Everyone is telling everyone else what Gen Y’s are like and how they think, act, motivate etc, just remember most of current power still rests with Baby Boomers and Gen X. (fyi, I’m born 1979, so X or Y depends on where you draw the line). Learning how to “manipulate” and manage X and BB’s will certainly help your career progresion.
Simon on July 9, 2010 #
I agree with Meg, I’m not quite there yet at the life stage of career selection but it’s definitely good to hear other people’s thoughts on the subject and to pick up a few things that can be used in our own lives. =)
Maggie on July 10, 2010 #
Pssshh I love hearing about your work. It’s a great barometer for how I’m doing in my own career :)
Veronica on July 10, 2010 #
I didn’t find that boring at all! I found it very interesting to learn how you think, and I like how you think. Clearly you know what you want and what you need to get it. And I’m sure you will!
SassyGirl on July 11, 2010 #
I love the fact you post about work, it actually forces me to take my ‘career’ a little more seriously than I did before I met you! :D
nadine on July 11, 2010 #