Work Sucks

You can probably recall that I work for my dad. And if you know that than you are probably aware just how rosy our relationship is at the moment. My dad is the president and general manager at this company. It is a relatively small family owned business (about 25 employees) and has been in my family for several generations. My grandfather started the company as it is know today in 1954, and he took it over from his father who started running it in the 1930’s. My grandfather is still chairman of the board, although he is not involved in day-to-day operations. There are quite a number of other family members who work there as well. My dad’s brother is the vice president. My step brother-in-law is the assistant general manager. My step sister-in-law is the marketing director. My cousin is the lead customer service rep. My step brother was highly involved before he left to go to law school, but is still on the board of directors. My step mother is also the secretary of the board of directors. So as you can see, it is definitely a family operation.

There has always been a split between my dad and his side of the family. He does not get along well with his father, brother and his sister. After he got married, he had a falling out with my grandparents over work and personal issues, and I think he and my uncle tolerate each other for work purposes. As I step back and look around, it is amazing to me how all the relationships he has on his side of the family are in tatters. I wonder at what point he can look around and figure out that maybe it’s not everybody else that’s the problem but him and my step mother. Anyway, as you can see lots of family are at my work. My step-brother-in-law and step-sister-in-law are pretty firmly on my dad’s side of thing (whether by choice or not), but they are both pretty nice people and acknowledge me around the office. My dad on the other hand, could not ignore me or avoid me any more than he possibly could. The few times he does speak to me, he can be kind of hostile. I can’t really go speak to him about anything regarding work. I am pretty much completely shut out of anything and everything going on. I am limited to what duties I have on a daily basis, and the few projects that were already on my plate to finish. Once that work is done I don’t know what I’ll do. So pretty much everyday I go to work and just hope there is nothing that I have to do that makes me deal with my father. I communicate mostly with my step-brother-in-law law, who pretty much acts as a proxy for my dad. Our conversations are strictly work, which is fine with me, but there is definitely tension present.

So because of all this, I’m looking for a new job. I’ve been on the market since mid January. I’ve put in resume to about a dozen places or so. Things were pretty quite until last week when I got a couple of callbacks. Once is with a company who’s VP is a guy worked with at my previous job. He called me after he saw my resume and recognized my name. I have an interview with that company tomorrow. The one that I’m really hopeful for called last week. I had two interviews that lasted about 5 1/2 hours total. It went pretty well. I really want this job. I can’t tell you how badly I want this job. There are so many things about it I like, plus I’m desperate to get out of my current situation as soon as possible. The president of the company he’s ready to hire pretty soon, so I’m hopeful to hear back anytime now. I just want to know so I can move on. I think I have a good shot, but I just want to know so I can move on.

So everyone keep you fingers crossed that I get this job. If I don’t, say a little prayer for Anginae and my kids, because I’m going to be a real pain in the ass for a little while if I don’t get it.