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Re: Confused Posted by: Frank on July 02, 1998 at 09:35:13: In Response to: Confused posted by Tommy on July 01, 1998 at 22:19:38: : I am in a government position which involves alot : of red tape and the like. They are just starting : to hire after the major downsizing of the early : 90's. I have been there for 5 months under an : internship program and have 7 months to go. I am : told that my performance is great and they have a : need for my position and asked me if I would be : interested once my internship ended. I said this : would be great. Because of all the government : hassle and red tape involved, the hiring process : is very long and frustrating. They have to screen : if the job can apply to those layed off in earlier : years, plus making it a fair process for all. But : I know that if a manager wants you to work for them, something can be done...They are moving really slow on it, beleiving that I can wait and : would not have anywhere else to go. Now I just got another offer from another govt dept, lower : work but officially in the organization, and I : would move up quite quickly. But I LOVE what I : do at my present job. WHat do I do? Take the : chance and leave?? Stay and trust my bosses, or : blackmail them to move it?? Let me know asap : Thanks Tommy, I worked for the government some years ago and in a situation similar to the one you're considering. In my case I wanted to move out of my current work section (of some years) into a different section, which better fit my skills No go, to move to a new work section (and, I assume, this applies to departments) the section head at both the new *and* old sections must agree to the move. So if your current boss wants to keep you, then you aint goin' anywhere. After 2+ years of trying to change sections I solved my problem by getting a private sector job. Don't take the lesser job in an other department, you may wind up in a catch-22 situation with no way out but to leave gov work. Follow Ups Back to Kickin Brass WWWBoard created by Matt Wright and can be found at Matt's Script Archive WWWBoard 2.0a2b updated by James Kent 05/08/98. |