It's already March, and about a year and 3 months since I started at this current position. Would it be horrible if I tell you, I feel like I'm suffocating here. For the past 4 months, I've covered two positions completely, I inquired about a raise, and was told that I could probably get it, but only until they fill the position... it would be a temporary raise. From all that I've heard, gossip or other, there's really no growth here. Most of the employees are lifers, and looking no further... not for education or other... I like that they're paying for my classes as I take them, and am grateful for any monetary assistance I can get... but I still think a raise would be nice. I want to be challenged, but not with just more paperwork, something fulfilling, not something that just takes more than 8+ hours to complete... something rewarding. I want more work, more thought provoking work, not work that someone else gave me with "just copy the previous work it never changes"... and cannot explain to me why I'm doing what I am doing.
... a position opened up at the local energy company, and the position is in a group very similar, if not the same, as the one I'm currently working in. I have a friend who has been at the company since we graduated, and he seems to enjoy the work culture very much, has even tried to coerce me to leave previous positions to work there with him. I think it's time to consider this move.
