The Inflection Point At Work

There is a point at every job I have been at when something turns.

It is not time based.  It is certainly nothing that you receive a shirt for - and quite likely, it may very well be something that is never spoken of.

It starts as a sense.  You suddenly get the sense that you are involved in more and more meetings.  And then you realize that almost every moment of your day is consumed with one task or another.  The work keeps stacking up, more and more items that need your attention but are getting pushed off because you have something else you need to be doing at the time.

It is always at this moment that the change occurs.

I have contemplated about this for a while.  The only thing I can come up with is the that when this point is reached it is a sign that actions which should have been taken - say, an advance in levels or additional resources - have no intention of being taken.  In other words, the company has no more investment in you as a future growing resource but only in a resource that is good for doing more until such time as you no longer become necessary.

There are two choices when this point is reached.  The first is simply to accept that this is the way things are and to hope that more effort will result in a final recognition of your effort and the need.  The second is to accept that your time where you are is over:  any chance of moving forward in level or resources will only occur somewhere else where you have not be pigeon holed into the role you currently role.

Let us simply say that the first choice seldom works out.