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Originally Posted by
meowzer http:///forum/thread/384895/in-order-to-get-a-promotion#post_3373451
Gemmy......is this store a place YOU DO NOT want to be at?
What happens if you turn it down?? How much more MONEY is it?
The store is in a bad neighborhood, and ever since I was carjacked I have been battling anxiety issues. I am afraid that working in this store will bring back my anxiety and have a negative impact on my job performance. If I turn the job down, my chances of getting a promotion go down to nothing. I do not get a pay increase, and technically according to our pay policy I should be taking a pay decrease. I exceed the maximum allowed pay rate for my position. Now 2 months ago, my district manager told me he had bigger and better things ahead for me. He even told my store manager that if she leaves (promoted or finds a job elsewhere) that he will make some changes in my current store and I would be promoted and stay within that store. He told her he did not want to make too many changes in the store at once.
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Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/384895/in-order-to-get-a-promotion#post_3373452
So you're looking to move up the ladder. Problem is that is sounds like the store you are at already has the position filled that you are wanting to move up to, yes or no? There is another store that is falling behind and needs a good person to help run it. If you don't take it, then they may look at it as you're not being a team player for the company and willing to make the sacrfices that often have to be made in order to move up in the company. And this may very well jeapordise your chances at promotions in the long run. Typically the people who move up into leadership postions are the ones willing to make the most sacrifices for the company.
So I guess it comes down to what you want in the long term. If you plan on staying with the company for the long tearm then it would probably be in your benefit to go. If not then stay where you are at untill you move on. But then you risk not getting the promotion that you want. That's usually how these things work.
This situation just bites. I have told my district manager in the past that I was willing to relocate to several of the stores that he had mentioned, but nothing ever happened. It's just that this one store might bring up issues from my past and interfere with my job performance. I know there are at least 3 people (including myself) that my district manager is considering for the position. Out of the 3 people in the running, I am the one that has been transferred the most. I have fixed one struggling store (with impressive results). I have the most experience and I currently work in a higher volume store than the others. I think I will accept the position, since I don't want anything to stand in my way of a promotion. I have been with this company for 5 years, and it comes down to this for me getting a promotion. I will also be looking at employment elsewhere just to keep my options open (I was already contemplating this earlier in the week).
I will be speaking with my district manager in the morning. I guess I'll see how it goes.
I hope you feel better though
