Decorequiem wrote:
I work a retail job doing something in some company or other. I have one, mundane responsibility.
Thus far, I've achieved this mundane responsibility with no problems or complaints.
In my very first job I did many tasks and while they were overwhelming at first, I ended up doing everything proficiently, and among the dreary mopping and what have you, I was capable of running the register and counting out said register at the end of the night, creating various retail displays from whatever I was given to use, stock, and the proudest action of said first job: supervising deliveries which involved counting new inventory, checking for discrepancies, finding room for the new items, and laying out where said items are supposed to go.
Yes. Compared to others my "achievements" are downright laughable. Whatever.
I'd love to attempt a position at management after years of just one repeated task, but the problem is this company I work in has a very automated system that all the current managers are referring to. Any advancement positions seem to be filled in the blink of an eye and even after taking some vague aptitude test and being in a "competitive" state within said automated system, there's nary a possibility of advancement.
I'd like to know how to grab a potential opportunity by the balls while maintaining a professional and collected manner.
Your achievements are not laughable, it's difficult to master tasks and I think it's good that you intend to master more tasks. Perhaps reading some social skills books may help, if they are tied between two people (of equal ability) they usually choose the one that has better social skills.
08 May 2010, 12:09 pm
