Ok I work in a local authority - have done for 22 years. I am mid senior level. I have a team of 35. I have been in that role for 5 years. I work with commissioners to deliver strategies but also manage operational services. I have always enjoyed by job.
now we are £35 million overspent as a council. We need to achieve high budget savings. I have been told I am going to lose 5 temporary staff at end of June. We have waiting lists for services and this week I have been asked to provide an action plan as to how we are going to reduce the waiting list.
also for the last 6 months I have been working in a strategy. We drafted a paper. At 11am it was all positive got approval. By 3 on it was pulled. Not going to the next stage - as there is no money available and they cannot see the benefit.
I really just wanted to scream. It’s such a waste of energy and I have a million other things I could be doing.
Looking around at other roles - the problem is most local authority jobs will have the same issues, I’m relatively well paid for my role. I have total flexibility to work at home and my work pattern.
What can I do to keep the motivation up?