I have been in my role for about 3 years now. I really love my job, and my boss (let’s call him Tom) has been really great - let me arrange my hours to suit childcare, been very supportive, actually came to support me in something outside of work. I am really appreciative.
I do feel, however, that I have outgrown the role and I am definitely working over my pay scale. I have been told that there isn’t enough money in the department to give me either more hours, or a pay rise. I could do a course to enhance my role and allow me to work further up but I do not meet the threshold for enough hours (to do this you have to work at least x hours a week). I have been encouraged to apply but there’s no point because Tom wont/cant give me any more hours.
Now, in a different speciality but in the same department (same boss, different line manager) there is a job going. The person that is leaving has just got the qualification I want to apply for and is going to work higher up in a different department. Their line manager has been trying to essentially poach me for a while.
I went to shadow with them the other week when I had little work to do (at the approval of my boss) and I know I would be really good at it, and enjoy it. I could still do hours that suit my family. But now Tom is making me feel really uncomfortable about it. There are constant comments of “you can’t go down there, I need you here” and if I even speak to the line manager there in passing it’s “stop trying to poach my staff” or “stop moonlighting” etc etc
At first it was somewhat funny but now it’s too much and it’s made me not want to apply. Tom would be part of the interview/panel process and I feel like he would not put me forward to keep me where I am. The other line manager has now been saying “I’d love to have you but Tom would never forgive me”
so I suppose not so much a AIBU but a WWYD
I really enjoy my job but know I can do a lot more. I don’t want to sour my relationship with Tom, especially if he will continue to be my boss.