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How to tell when your job/department is flat out broken...help/advice?
Logan's Heroes
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Since I just started visiting these forums today, might as well ask your advice on something that's been bothering me lately.
I'm a Portfolio Accountant for a financial firm. I've been working the position for about 5 or 6 months now and I'm starting to see a dangerous trend in terms of the revolving door of turnover.
Everyone in my department is overworked. We're all handling about twice as many accounts than is humanly possible. This also seems to be the trend with this department, and it has been this way for years.
What to do...what to do...
I feel pressured to leave, since the environment itself is just plain miserable. I've only been there a short time, so I'm worried at what new employers would think at the thought of me leaving a company so soon. The company itself is absolutely phenomenal. I just wish I could get out of this department.
I'm thinking I'm going to take advantage of some local headhunters since they seem to be a good way to get exposure.
I know there's no real answer here. Either stick it out or move on out. I was just wondering if any of you have been faced with a similar circumstance and how you dealt with it. I personally feel that it doesn't look good to spend less than 1 year in any given position if you're trying to advance your career. Thoughts?
I'm a Portfolio Accountant for a financial firm. I've been working the position for about 5 or 6 months now and I'm starting to see a dangerous trend in terms of the revolving door of turnover.
Everyone in my department is overworked. We're all handling about twice as many accounts than is humanly possible. This also seems to be the trend with this department, and it has been this way for years.
What to do...what to do...
I feel pressured to leave, since the environment itself is just plain miserable. I've only been there a short time, so I'm worried at what new employers would think at the thought of me leaving a company so soon. The company itself is absolutely phenomenal. I just wish I could get out of this department.
I'm thinking I'm going to take advantage of some local headhunters since they seem to be a good way to get exposure.
I know there's no real answer here. Either stick it out or move on out. I was just wondering if any of you have been faced with a similar circumstance and how you dealt with it. I personally feel that it doesn't look good to spend less than 1 year in any given position if you're trying to advance your career. Thoughts?
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The real problem is that management is sub par. Instead of acknowledging the unhappiness of their employees (as is evident from the huge turnover) they would rather demand that you work overtime (salaried job so no overtime pay) in order to meet deadlines.
Again, I still feel relatively new to the scene. So I don't know how negotiable this whole thing is. I'm inclined more to looking for a new job rather than asking for a different position.