Message #27843

[beaintheuk]

Thanks a lot for all your comments.  I slept over 'them' and here is what I came up with.

First my boss doesn't tell me anything about his private life so if there is something wrong which would help me understand him, I can't tell.  I respect his need for privacy and never ask any personal questions.

My boss can be a bit ruthless: after one bad argument with a manager, he has made her redundant 2 months later.  On an another occasion, he wasn't happy with a manager and is making him redundant using the current poor state of the company.  This manager is stunned as he had put so much hard work into the company and never though he would be on the redundancy list...  Hence my concern if he's not happy with me, what has he in store for me?

The other element I should give you is that I went for an interview with an agency last night and I will hopefully be put forward for another PA role.  I should find out today.

I did think long and hard about discussing the situation with my boss.  I have made a list of things which I am not happy with (I always remember those 2 days he didn't want to give me last Christmas so I could spend Christmas with my family - I had to work on 23 and 24 December)
Anyway I have prepared some notes to discuss the problem with him BUT if I get an interview for that job and am offered the position (the agency is very confident about my chances and at the moment I am not aware of any competition - I did ask!), then I won't raise it with him and just leave.  If this doesn't work out I'll keep looking for another job.

I feel I need to clear the air but is it worth it?  I don't think so anymore.  There is a chance this would only make things worse.  My boss keeps a lot of things confidential at the moment which makes me feel 'outcast'. What's a PA role if your boss doesn't trust you!

I am going to wait and see.
Bea