In which I post about my job…

So I’m still with the same office, but I’m looking for a new position at the University — and, oh, Idunno, maybe other places, too.

At first I’d only told a handful of people (yes, the bosses know) because you know how some people will act like you’re already gone, but then it may be weeks and weeks on into months and months before I find something else because I’m really wanting a particular type of position instead of just general office type work (which is what my job is becoming more and more like with every passing day).

Graphic design, desktop publishing, web design and develpment stuff.

These are my favorite parts of what my job used to be.  And while there will always be a couple of big projects I would always get to do — a lot of the smaller things have been dismissed from my tasks because I’m needed to do this or that.

And yes.  I will say it.  Because someone else doesn’t think they should have to do this or that.

It’s what we were told they were hired for, but no, instead these this or that things have been delegated to me.  While at the same time I’m not truly given what I need to do this or that up to my standards.

So I feel like I’m doing a shitty job on this or that and I’m losing so too much of the work that I love doing because of having to do to this or that and it was already the stuff that I love doing that was making me okay to do some other stuff I already didn’t enjoying doing before I was given the this or that tasks.

Oh wait!  There’s more.

Because I’ve been doing this or that it also means that my job needs some recategorization … which would lead to a raise … which has not been done.  And I was told several weeks ago that the department was worried about doing the recategorization because there is no room for a raise in the budget.

So…

I’m doing this or that because the person who was hired to do this or that doesn’t think they should have to; I’m not doing this or that in a manner I feel is more appropriate, but garnering assistance to improve upon the work I do regarding this or that is worse than having a tooth pulled; I’m losing too much of the best part of my job to do this or that; I’m not being paid for doing this or that and probably never will be paid for doing this or that.

Why was there money to hire some one who has enough clout to delegate some of their work on to me, but there is not money to pay me to do that same work?

Oh, yeah!  I know!

Because they are still getting paid to do this or that — but I’m the one doing this or that.

And of course all the stress I feel because of doing these this or that tasks really makes me feel like I deserve that raise that will not be coming (Which is really sad because when I’m doing the stuff I love the most I have to pinch myself with glee when I think, "I’m getting paid, too!").

I don’t like feeling like I’m performing under par on this or that which makes me hate doing this or that even more.

Making more money because I’m doing this or that is not going to disolve the stress of having to do this or that.

So it only makes sense that I just find a position more suited to what I like doing best.

Right?

You, bet’cha.

The University is a huge place filled with all types of positions I’d rather be doing.

So, yeah.  I’m gonna get me one of those.