Just be careful. They might decide they know better. I worked for a company that was named to the Forbes Fastest 500 the year before. They held a board-level meeting to figure out what to do with the fact that I was overworked and nobody knew how to do my job. Their solution was to lay me off because it was easier than thinking. It ended up costing them about $21m in lost business. Losing that job was among the best things that ever happened to me but I still lost it on their terms, not mine.So I'm in a good place. And without a manager. Or really anyone who understands what I do here... everyone just knows that my job is finicky and annoying and should be three people, and I do it happily as one, so they just let me do what I do, and stay out of my way.
Good point. Do you know a 20-25% turnover rate is TYPICAL for a tech company? We are at the low end of that, but after 3 years and 2 months, I am more senior than all but 3 of our C-suite residents, and more than half of the other employees in this 400-person company. It's ridiculous. I'm actually going to be petitioning them to close down my job, and move away from the government contracting business. It's not in line with where the company is heading, and I could be a wicked-ass Key Account Manager, or Product Launch Manager. Both of which they need more than a government proposal writer, and both of which actually have a career path. Q2 is ending right now, so I'll be meeting with my leadership next month to make plans, and put together the annual plan for next year. That'll be my opportunity to pitch a job change or move.