Should I quit my job?

Question

I have been a bank teller for 5 years. Recently, an assistant manager position opened up at my branch and I expressed my interest in moving up to my manager. I was told that a current assistant manager from another branch is going to get the job but that they would like to work with me so I can eventually move up in the company. I am more than qualified for the position.

I am sick of my job and I don't make very much money. If I stay with the company, I'll have the opportunity to move up, but I don't know when, and the pay increase won't be much. If I leave and look for another job, I might not find a good job, or I might find a great job that pays better. I have my associates degree but not a bachelor's.

Any suggestions for what I should do or what field I should look in for another job?

Answer 1

The rule is -
Quit a job when you have accepted a position elsewhere .
Have you accepted a position elsewhere ?
For whatever reason , people with jobs are preferred for hiring over a person without one .

Answer 2

First, decide what you want to do for a career. If it's bank management then look in that field. If it's something else then you have to consider the fact that you could be starting over at the bottom of the job market, which could mean a lot less money.

Once you've decided that, start looking for a job. On any application you submit, make sure to say "do not contact my present employer" and they won't. Apply to as many jobs as you find interesting, challenging, worthwhile, etc, etc, etc. Schedule interviews for your days off. Most companies interview on weekdays only so try to get Saturday shifts at your bank to free up a day during the week. Schedule all your interviews for that day.

I would suggest that you forget about the fact that you've put 5 years in at your job. That will look better to a prospective employer than it obviously does to your present employer. Keep in mind that time on the job no longer gives you the job security that it once did.

In the end, you have to figure out what's best for you and then go for it. Work harder at your present job to impress people while you look for a new job. Once you get a new job, if you still like your old job, go to your manager and say that you have a new job, but would like more money to stay. This often will get you a raise or promotion without having to leave a job that you are comfortable in. If they don't give you a better offer then leave, but always have the new job lined up first.

Answer 3

If they are taking an assistant manager from another branch, then obviously they are more qualified (esp. since they are already asst. manager).

5years is a long time to be at one place and its not worth throwing it away just because you didn't get the job you want. They are willing to work with you so you can move up... thats a good thing.

Look at it this way- if the assistant manager from another branch took the position in your branch, then that means their position is open, right?

If i were you, I'd stay there and work with them. Once you become assistant manager, if you don't like the pay, then you can look else where. If you try to look now, you're not going to get anywhere since you don't have the managerial experience

Answer 4

Are you an assistant manager?

If so, then just look for lateral moves at other banks. Ask for more money.

If you are not, then you were not as qualified, I do not believe it to be something personal, its just, you have a person who already is doing the job with the title, and one who does the samething without...you will take the one with the title.

You just have an associates. The only industry I know of that is cool with an associates is healthcare. Even then movement is limited..but they make money by changing jobs every two years and being good at everything.

Finish school, stay at your job. Jobs are rarely fun, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

This does not mean keep your options closed, its just if you are stable at your job, then you need to focus on getting "yo ***" back to class.

Then change jobs, possibly one that pays for school.

What you should look for in another job?

Somewhere you enjoy. Money is not a motivator. Theres a lot of science jobs out that pay for school and require people to have at least an associates. I do not know much about them, but when I was job hunting I was always seeing them.

Answer 5

Does your present employer offer education benefits such as paying for college courses related to your business? If so, keep your job and get to work on that degree. If not and you are sure you've been "shined," start the job hunt and do not quit until you have landed the next one. Most new employers will approve of your courtesy of wishing to give the standard two week's notice to your present employer.

Answer 6

Apply for assistant manager positions at other banks. Try to find another position before you quit this one.