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mandeaux -> Supervisor Confusion (9/29/2008 3:24:34 PM)
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I started to post this in career/college, but somehow the nature of this seemed better suited in relationships. I apologize for the length, but felt it better to outline the details to present the picture more clearly.
I have worked in my current (support) position for eight years. I came into this job almost straight out of college. Since then I've matured, my skills have grown, my position was even audited and I was given a promotion and raise--probably the highest this position will ever be able to go. My supervisor (MS) is very good to me as well as my coworkers within our section of the department. MS has often said to me that I was getting too good for this position and that eventually I would and should move on to better things (i.e. administrative). He ends it each time, though, with 'just not yet'. He brags on all of us and says that he has the best support system within the company.
I have applied for a couple of other positions in the past, and was even granted an interview with one of them, all with his knowledge. I'm not sure if I had his approval or not; I didn't sense anything either way from him.
Recently our department office manager approached me (secretly) about an administrative position within our department that is opening up that she felt I would be perfect for. Because of the nature of how the position came about, and a supporting postion under it also being open, she said they had considered restructuring and making the position support, but would advertise as administrative if I chose to apply. I thought on it and after a couple of days said that I would be interested in applying for the position.
The problem lies in the position incumbent. She had once been a part of our section of the department, and after a poor evaluation from our supervisor, was relocated into a previously nonexistent position that seemed almost 'custom made' for her. (Mind you, she was an excellent worker in many respects; however, there were things in her first position that she didn't seem to want to do, and would not do things the way the supervisor wanted them.) This was before there was a change in department heads. MS, as well as a couple of coworkers in our section have been sore with her ever since, claiming she gets paid well for doing 'nothing'. I have since looked into the position responsibilites and it is far from nothing.
I feel that I could do well in the job. I have only been uneasy as to when to broach the subject of applying for this job with my supervisor. Today, though, he made a remark to me that he would be very upset if they chose to even fill the position! So now, my question is, how do I approach this subject with him? Should I even apply? I want to look past my loyalty to him and consider the loyalty and obligations I have to better myself and better things for my family. Not only would it be a leap from support to administrator, but a substantial pay increase and an increase in benefits. I have weighed the pros and cons, and feel ready to move on, but I wonder if the circumstances are too charged to move forward.
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