January 8, 2005
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Well, I finally did it. After a couple of months
thinking about it, I went ahead and informed my supervisors that I want
to drop my lead status at work. Part of me kinda wishes I didn’t
do that, as I believe that I’ve been quite helpful to the team.
The other part of me though is relieved that I don’t have to worry
about the extra responsibilities that comes with being a lead. I
still plan to be the super employee that I was, before I turned into a
lead, so I won’t change much in my job. If anything else, my
being an employee that has experience as a lead, I’ll be able to help
the current lead even more than a regular employee would. That in
itself would help the operation as well.As for the reason I dropped by lead status… well, it’s got nothing to
do with management, if that’s what you are thinking. My managers
have honestly been pretty good to me and has taken care of my
needs. It’s got nothing to do with the work either, because I
never have a problem taking charge of being a lead. Even with all the
budget cuts, and labor downsizing that I’ve griped about, I still took
care of business without too much hassle, so it’s not that. The reason has mostly to do with scheduling preference,
and my not being a lead assures me that my seniority as a regular
employee will guarantee that I get the shifts I want. Sure I got
a little bit of a paycut, but the key word there is “little.” The
pay cut isn’t that huge a difference compared to a regular employee, so
I honestly can live with it.I’m good to learn that I was given an invitation to return to being
a lead in the future if I so wish it. But for the foreseable
future, I don’t think that’ll be happening. I’m happy with my
decision, and I think I really will be sticking to it.
