Sorry for the long rant, but I just discovered something and I'm steamed. I've been at my job for over 12 years. I have been in my current position for over 7. I am currently the only full time trainer for company at my certification level. I train all new employees as well as do continuing education for our current employees. There is another full time trainer at a lower level and then multiple per diem trainers who pick up shifts here and there. My boss clearly prefers my counterpart as they frequently have meetings without me despite my skills being useful in those meetings. He's closer to her age and they I guess they just get along better (I'm older than my boss). My yearly review was due over the winter and I still haven't received it despite getting a raise (company wide raise to everyone at my level) and my counterpart received his. I have been actively looking to promote to either supervisor or out of the department. Promoting to supervisor would give me a worse schedule (probably weekends) and I have a toddler who I want to enjoy time with.
I easily have the credentials to do my boss's job but it seems like the hierarchy here does not allow me to jump over the supervisor position.
I recently attended a training class where the instructor was showing new programs and technology for online learning that is going to be rolled out for the entire company (extremely large healthcare system of almost 90k employees). I have been an admin for the previous program and have been developing education for 7 years now so I would still be doing that for my current department. The head instructor mentioned a specialized team is being formed to transfer all current education to the new program and then to continue creating content for the entire company. After the class was over I approached the instructor to clarify and item or two and she admitted that she wanted me to be on that team and requested me specifically because I took to the old program well and I have the credentials to be important to the team. I was so excited as this is exactly something I'm looking to transition to do. She then proceeded to tell me that not one but two people at the manager and director level told her I could not be on her team as I am “the only one who does what I do and I can't be lost.”
This pissed me off to no end. I'm stuck in a job that I get little recognition for, and no lead titles or stipends for the extra work I do/credentials I have. We used to have a training department of 6 at my level and now we've downsized to myself and someone less certified. I do the work of 3 people and get nothing out of it. The company touts itself as a place that is all about helping people promote and move up and yet I'm being held down. So frustrating.
Only silver ray is that when the job is posted publicly I can apply and hopefully get in.