RIGHT! - That Does It!

I've had it with this place.

I can't say too much because I need to "hold my cards close to my chest", but one of the managers here really offended me yesterday without any cause or reason; just because that's how they operate and treat people around here.

Well, stuff 'em. I was holding out for my supervisor's role (you know the one who quit just before Christmas? Well, I applied for her role and am due to find out shortly if I've been successful), but now I really don't want to work in this place anymore. I have to find other work IMMEDIATELY.

The best thing about this is that if I get another job and give notice here, they'll be scrambling over themselves to replace me (as I now constitute the entire webteam) before the new university year starts back ... which they may or may not do considering the pathetic salary they offer ... and that may leave them with a brand new website and no one who knows how to administer it - right as they head into a new year of trying to convince students to become voluntarily paid-up members (remember my dislike of that VSU thing? That's kinda because it directly affects my job). So basically, me quitting soon would really screw them.

The worst thing about this is that it's really the unsuspecting university students (and, of course, all my wonderful and equally hard-done-by colleagues) who will suffer the most. But I've been here for over eight years (twelve if you count the time I spent here as a student before getting a job), so I'm sick of rolling over and taking one for the team all the time. My 'career' (so to speak) is shot to hell as it is, so it's time I started thinking about my future properly and looked after number one. Not in a selfish way, but in a self-preserving way. Plus, I've got Wifey and a mortgage and hopefully one day some kids to be thinking about. This workplace is full of corrupt managers who are disgustingly rude and hurtful to the staff members they govern. There's no way I want to work here a day longer than I absolutely have to.

Thankfully, long service leave kicks in at 5 years in this industry, so I'll be getting my share of that when I walk, too.

But Wifey and I aren't financially independent enough to support ourselves if I just quit now ... so that means I have to find a new job first.

I hope it doesn't take too long. I intend to file a grievance against the manager who upset me yesterday before I leave (and there's nothing he can do to deny it ... I've caught him RED-HANDED!), but I'd really like to just do that, quit, and then get the hell outta here.

Ironically, the nasty manager in question is the same one I respectfully posted about a few months ago when he suffered a terrible family tragedy which even made the news. I sorta regret being so kind to him now. He is pure evil and frankly deserves what's coming to him. I'm so happy to be in the position to finally do something about him and his corrupt ways.

Talk about spoiling my mood. I'm actually quite upset (and justifiably so, I assure you). Does anyone know of any cool jobs going for a web editor?