runningfishy
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- Sep 25, 2005
Here’s my situation and background:
I’m currently part of a staff at a local financial institution. I have been there for about 4 years and work closely w/ investments. In the time that I’ve been there, there has been a big restructuring which brought on a new department head (internally).
The past year, I had the opportunity to shadow under a portfolio manager within the department. He took me under the wing and had a lot of talk w/ me regarding my career. It was more than the typical work talk. He gave me opportunities w/ projects and helped foster my growth. Unfortunately a turn of events disbanded the portfolio manager’s sub-section, including him, leaving 2 vacancies. The work load was then distributed to the rest of the department and I got a portion of the operational work. To be fair, I had minimal training but managed to complete my timely tasks week after week.
As our department head hunted for potential candidates, I wondered why I was never approached in getting a shot at the vacant position. Instead, I found out discreetly that the department head was interviewing a guy from her prior department. Just this week, I found out that he was going to join our department and be apart of the staff for investments. To my disliking, I felt like I was never given a shot, never approached, nor spoken to about the current situation. Oddly, I could not understand why they would hire a ‘staff’ member first as opposed to the portfolio manager. I guess I was puzzled. I didn’t think I had the qualifications, yet I felt like if the manager was still here, I would have had a very strong bid for the position. It was 2+ months of hell for the staff & team, as deadlines had to be met.
I had thought I would have gotten a shot, or given an opportunity to grow as I've been there quite a long time, and I know a portion of the work. I guess I should've spoken up, but at the same time I was mis-led into the situation. Maybe, I was too reserved for my own good. I was invited to lunch a few times w/ the dept head after the vacancies, but the lunch never came to be - they were never scheduled, nor was there any follow through. On the back end, I eventually found out why. Those lunches were done in secret w/ the ex-member of her ex-department.
Am I under qualified, too reserved, or just not on the dept head’s A-List? I know the operations a lot better, and could not imagine how or why I was not given a shot. The only possible explanation I could think of is because the other guy was on his path of taking the CFA. Perhaps, him being on her A-LIST had something to do with it.
I cannot help but feel like I should re-evaluate my career, and growth opportunities. I want to take the CFA, and I want to find something else, but the job opportunities are extremely limited in this sector. Or would pursuing a Master’s degree mean anything? I gather that a CFA w/ experience is a much better path (right now). Still, w/ the way things are going, I do not want to remain here, but can do nothing but clench my teeth and work. I feel like Matt Forte, and I do not want to pull a Desean Jackson.
Needless to say, I feel like I deserve a raise, and deserve more. Or am I really just not good yet?! In the end, one has to juggle between a 'career' and 'job'. I rather be in the field of my career as oppossed to taking a 180 to get a better pay. I don't know..
Thoughts? Opinions?
I’m currently part of a staff at a local financial institution. I have been there for about 4 years and work closely w/ investments. In the time that I’ve been there, there has been a big restructuring which brought on a new department head (internally).
The past year, I had the opportunity to shadow under a portfolio manager within the department. He took me under the wing and had a lot of talk w/ me regarding my career. It was more than the typical work talk. He gave me opportunities w/ projects and helped foster my growth. Unfortunately a turn of events disbanded the portfolio manager’s sub-section, including him, leaving 2 vacancies. The work load was then distributed to the rest of the department and I got a portion of the operational work. To be fair, I had minimal training but managed to complete my timely tasks week after week.
As our department head hunted for potential candidates, I wondered why I was never approached in getting a shot at the vacant position. Instead, I found out discreetly that the department head was interviewing a guy from her prior department. Just this week, I found out that he was going to join our department and be apart of the staff for investments. To my disliking, I felt like I was never given a shot, never approached, nor spoken to about the current situation. Oddly, I could not understand why they would hire a ‘staff’ member first as opposed to the portfolio manager. I guess I was puzzled. I didn’t think I had the qualifications, yet I felt like if the manager was still here, I would have had a very strong bid for the position. It was 2+ months of hell for the staff & team, as deadlines had to be met.
I had thought I would have gotten a shot, or given an opportunity to grow as I've been there quite a long time, and I know a portion of the work. I guess I should've spoken up, but at the same time I was mis-led into the situation. Maybe, I was too reserved for my own good. I was invited to lunch a few times w/ the dept head after the vacancies, but the lunch never came to be - they were never scheduled, nor was there any follow through. On the back end, I eventually found out why. Those lunches were done in secret w/ the ex-member of her ex-department.
Am I under qualified, too reserved, or just not on the dept head’s A-List? I know the operations a lot better, and could not imagine how or why I was not given a shot. The only possible explanation I could think of is because the other guy was on his path of taking the CFA. Perhaps, him being on her A-LIST had something to do with it.
I cannot help but feel like I should re-evaluate my career, and growth opportunities. I want to take the CFA, and I want to find something else, but the job opportunities are extremely limited in this sector. Or would pursuing a Master’s degree mean anything? I gather that a CFA w/ experience is a much better path (right now). Still, w/ the way things are going, I do not want to remain here, but can do nothing but clench my teeth and work. I feel like Matt Forte, and I do not want to pull a Desean Jackson.
Needless to say, I feel like I deserve a raise, and deserve more. Or am I really just not good yet?! In the end, one has to juggle between a 'career' and 'job'. I rather be in the field of my career as oppossed to taking a 180 to get a better pay. I don't know..
Thoughts? Opinions?