Topic header says it all as to where I'm at right now.
I'm in construction, a carpenter by trade. I have been in this industry for 25 years mostly building commercial buildings. Bringing big or unique structures up out of the ground all the way to completion is, for me, rather rewarding. Usually I am in a leadership role by directing labor, ordering materials, coordinating with other trades, doing the layout, etc. and have been recognized as having done very well. Due to the economic collapse, naturally building slowed dramatically.
To compound that, ownership of this company is/ has been at odds with one another, leaving myself and others in the crossfire though no fault of our own. I had the impression this tenuous situation had been resolved or this would have been a deal breaker for my returning.
Moving from one contractor to another is the nature of this business, and I had to do so for 1 1/2 years. So, I get the call from one of the owners offering me the usual position on a sizable project to lure me away from a similar position elsewhere. I came back having very clear expectations of duties and advancing within the company.
You guessed it. In the last year and a half, none of what was advertised came to fruition.
The owner that made me the offer hired (once again) his obese, mentally unstable, lying, and drug and alcohol addled brother to assume the role offered to get me back.
The fact I was able to keep from committing felonious assault on brother should have been tax deductible as charity. Two projects later, the brother has been fired yet again, and I am still not in the position previously offered. Through a recent meeting with other ownership, I was questioned on poor production and quality control issues I had no control over. In short, no advancement for me in the immediate future.
Good friends that run large projects for the company are dumbfounded by all this.
My resume is up to date and I will be taking interviews when I find a good opportunity.
Sorry to be a downer, just needed to vent and screaming at others isn't my style.
If anyone else needs to vent please do.