There may be an opportunity for me to participate in what’s known as the “Leadership Internship” at work in 2006. (The name of the program annoys me because of the two “ships”.) My boss has indicated that I’m a prime candidate, but I’m not really sure if I want to be that proactive about my career.
The program involves lots of meetings and training sessions in which there are “ice breakers” and “team building exercises” and “group work”, three activities I avoid at all costs.
The up-side to it all is that if and when there comes a Group Leader position, the candidate who has been through this is more likely to be selected for promotion. Which brings me to the question…do I want to be promoted? There is more money involved, but I would have to move back to working in the office instead of working at home. There would be less editorial work, more meetings, more human resources-type work (evaluations, etc.)…and at this point I think I kind of just like coasting along in my current position. Which almost never happens.
Next year we’re getting married. The next year a family could follow. So maybe this isn’t the best time to be planning taking on more responsibility at work. I do quite well as a lowly editor. I’m well respected by my colleagues, peers and management alike, and I know I do a good job. It’s time to ask myself what I really want out of the company.
