Life Is Not Purgatory
Monday, September 19, 2005
Changing Things Around
Yesterday afternoon I delivered my letter of resignation from my management position here at the resort and accepted a transfer from Rooms Division to Food & Beverage. The resignation was accepted and will be announced tomorrow afternoon.
A few of you were my sounding boards for this change when I came up to Edmonton on short notice last weekend and I appreciate all the feedback I received; especially from Anne and a masterful tarot reading she did for me.
Why?
Professional Reasons - I’ve been doing pretty much the same thing for almost seven years, and even though the scenery may have changed, it’s still /the same/ job. Although I have F&B Outlets to dabble in, I still am not getting the F&B experience I want and daresay need if I want to advance into an AGM or General Manager position.
Personal Reasons – As almost anybody who knows me can attest, most of my personal energy is recharged when I am engage in social activities with my friends, and most of them are almost four hours away. Being management here means I pretty much have to keep everyone at arm’s length, complicated by the fact that the only social place in town is a in the resort – and it’s almost impossible to let your hair down and relax when you are at work, even if you are not /working/. Three days off in a row will allow me to commute to Edmonton to participate in some weekly gaming, and otherwise spend time with my friends to recharge my emotional batteries, that have been all-but depleted over the course of this past year.
There is no real financial distinction between the positions, and I still retain the confidence of my bosses, who know that I’ll be there in case of crisis and rise to the occasion if needed, I just won’t feel obligated by my position to martyr myself…
Yesterday afternoon I delivered my letter of resignation from my management position here at the resort and accepted a transfer from Rooms Division to Food & Beverage. The resignation was accepted and will be announced tomorrow afternoon.
A few of you were my sounding boards for this change when I came up to Edmonton on short notice last weekend and I appreciate all the feedback I received; especially from Anne and a masterful tarot reading she did for me.
Why?
Professional Reasons - I’ve been doing pretty much the same thing for almost seven years, and even though the scenery may have changed, it’s still /the same/ job. Although I have F&B Outlets to dabble in, I still am not getting the F&B experience I want and daresay need if I want to advance into an AGM or General Manager position.
Personal Reasons – As almost anybody who knows me can attest, most of my personal energy is recharged when I am engage in social activities with my friends, and most of them are almost four hours away. Being management here means I pretty much have to keep everyone at arm’s length, complicated by the fact that the only social place in town is a in the resort – and it’s almost impossible to let your hair down and relax when you are at work, even if you are not /working/. Three days off in a row will allow me to commute to Edmonton to participate in some weekly gaming, and otherwise spend time with my friends to recharge my emotional batteries, that have been all-but depleted over the course of this past year.
There is no real financial distinction between the positions, and I still retain the confidence of my bosses, who know that I’ll be there in case of crisis and rise to the occasion if needed, I just won’t feel obligated by my position to martyr myself…
