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springchicken
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Florida
I am a 52-year old female, working for a major bank headquartered in Chicago. I lived and worked for this bank in Chicago for 25 years, attained a good position and had an excellent track record. I moved to Florida and took a job with the same bank in a totally different area, which required licensing. I've taken and finally completed (after 2 1/2 years) my final test. My role is in business development, but I have revenue goals to meet just as sales does. During the time when I was not yet licensed, I had a portfolio to manage and a revenue goal to meet, in addition to studying for the tests.
My experience with this bank has been that, surprise surprise, one's success is determined by how much a person is liked by their superiors. I now find myself in a position on the other side of the fence.
My boss is in his 30's and has been with the bank for 3 years, my boss for 1 year. To be fair, I've created some of my own problems by voicing my opinions as to what needs to be done...it's a new branch and I have a lot of experience bringing in and keeping clients. Recently, he's been harassing me in various ways; I believe, especially in light of the past year's budget cuts, to get me to quit. I did not meet last year's sales goal, partlially because I didn't receive full credit, but primarily because our new clients' investment portfolios were drastically reduced by the stock market situation. Ordinarily, sales goals are reduced when circumstances warrant.
Now my boss documents everything and is constantly on me about the numbers. I know I will be out if I don't make them this year, yet I feel that he's setting me up to fail. The logical thing to do would be to find another job, but I will have my medical insurance covered if I last until I'm 55, which I would like to do. In fact, I think this may be one of the reasons for all of this. This type of thing must be common these days, and I wonder if you have any advice as to how I can turn it around and still keep my job, which I love. I'm documenting as well, but do I have any recourse, and if so, where do I start? If there is no recourse, would it be better to leave now or to wait until I'm fired for not making the numbers?
Thanks in advance,
Springchicken
I am a 52-year old female, working for a major bank headquartered in Chicago. I lived and worked for this bank in Chicago for 25 years, attained a good position and had an excellent track record. I moved to Florida and took a job with the same bank in a totally different area, which required licensing. I've taken and finally completed (after 2 1/2 years) my final test. My role is in business development, but I have revenue goals to meet just as sales does. During the time when I was not yet licensed, I had a portfolio to manage and a revenue goal to meet, in addition to studying for the tests.
My experience with this bank has been that, surprise surprise, one's success is determined by how much a person is liked by their superiors. I now find myself in a position on the other side of the fence.
My boss is in his 30's and has been with the bank for 3 years, my boss for 1 year. To be fair, I've created some of my own problems by voicing my opinions as to what needs to be done...it's a new branch and I have a lot of experience bringing in and keeping clients. Recently, he's been harassing me in various ways; I believe, especially in light of the past year's budget cuts, to get me to quit. I did not meet last year's sales goal, partlially because I didn't receive full credit, but primarily because our new clients' investment portfolios were drastically reduced by the stock market situation. Ordinarily, sales goals are reduced when circumstances warrant.
Now my boss documents everything and is constantly on me about the numbers. I know I will be out if I don't make them this year, yet I feel that he's setting me up to fail. The logical thing to do would be to find another job, but I will have my medical insurance covered if I last until I'm 55, which I would like to do. In fact, I think this may be one of the reasons for all of this. This type of thing must be common these days, and I wonder if you have any advice as to how I can turn it around and still keep my job, which I love. I'm documenting as well, but do I have any recourse, and if so, where do I start? If there is no recourse, would it be better to leave now or to wait until I'm fired for not making the numbers?
Thanks in advance,
Springchicken