We have recently been TUPEd to another firm. The new firm is one I highly respect and when I found out who the new firm was, it was the only thing that kept me at the old firm if that makes sense. I found out several weeks before the transfer happened.
Old firm had me run ragged. Overly involved in many apsects of the firm that weren’t part of my original job description and probably not what an employee should be involved in at all. I was looking for other roles.
Anyway, new employer is now in place. Our office was only 4 of us and three remain. The other is off sick and it doesn’t look like he will be back and will retire. A staff member from the new employers existing office is covering and I’d imagine will stay. Will call him A.
Due to structure of new employer, there is someone employed to do all of the other jobs I was doing that took me away from my actual job under old employer. This is all brilliant. A lot of stress and overtime gone. Hope you are with me so far.
I have tuped over as a manager. Being honest, if headed paper and business cards hadn’t been ordered before I knew it, I’d happily never be called manager again. I’m just not interested. I am not interested in the little power struggle games A is making. I am just delighted to be in one office, sat in the same seat, doing what I was originally employed to do way back with old employer. I think A wants to be branch manager.
Meeting with new boss tomorrow. How to I tell him I don’t want to be involved. I just want to come to work, do what I need to and for those bosses that matter to be happy. I am not interested in titles or power struggles. An easy life really.
How do I put that across so they know I am committed but without staying I don’t care? Does that all make sense?
Any tips you can give I’d be grateful.