Everyone I know has a big "but"

[eggwards]

And work decided to become hell, again.

Yesterday the upper management gathered all of the supervisors (that weren't on vacation) together and handed us the new job description sheet that will go into effect in the fourth quarter. the good news is that I will get overtime pay again...

BUT

The new title is Team Lead, not Team Leader, just Team Lead. This, plus the overtime thing means one thing. Demotion. Sure, they didn't put it this way. The PC answers, the talking around the actual issue, it happens at all levels. We asked questions, do salaries stay the same? (yes) Job duties? (mostly) But we shied away from the big question...since we already knew the answer.

If you're earning overtime pay, you're not management. So they are doing away with an entire level of management. So I drop down to the same level as the people I currently evaluate, and then I can't even do that. You have to be management to give reviews.

Apparently this helps us align with our sister company and their corporate structure. Guess what, we're taking over their customer service center. They are integrating with us, shouldn't we get to keep our structure?

I talked with some of the other supervisors team leads and none of us like it. Screaming Amy disappeared for two hours. I felt like going to, but she left me as the only sup-team lead in the area. Trust me, they won't be getting anything extra out of me now.

So you still want me to do front line management, without being management? I'm thinking that the little nagging voice that has been telling me to start doing that job search has just become a roar. I wish I wasn't such a procrastinator.

Anyone got any leads? It looks like it's time to move on.

Comments

[xanaducub.livejournal.com]

Back when I lived in NJ, I was a Team Leader. Our company created that role, essentially as a Junior Claims Supervisor for a couple reasons. The most prominant was the non-exempt status.

As a Team Lead, I was responsible for evaluating, discipline and other supervisory tasks as assigned. The only difference between my position and a Supervisor was the overtime. I made over $ 11 k in overtime my last year. Also, my company did consider Team Leads to be part of the management team.

Shortly after the Team Lead positions were created, the Claims Supervisor level was removed, which had little effect on the Leads.

All in all I was happier being a Lead, because the salary for a Supervisor was only $ 5k more than a Lead, and there was no overtime pay. The Supervisors were also expected to work Saturdays if their staff was on overtime. So in the end, being a Lead is not all that bad.

*scream*

[jrjarrett.livejournal.com]

Oh my GOD.

We're twins, separated at birth.

I'm a "Chief Engineer" (official job title is Senior Software Engineer), and I get to deal with all the bs project management and ersatz supervisory issues without being a supervisor.

And overtime? *Laughs laugh of the damned*

I TOTALLY relate.