Employee or employer, there’s something here for you
You CAN Get a Job! Confessions of a Middle Manager is all about helping you navigate today’s employment marketplace. I’ll give you practical advice on everything from job searching, to interviewing and beyond. For those of you who already have a secure job, I’ll give you tools you can use to navigate up the job ladder, or just exist peacefully where you are; it’s your choice. Corporate life is NOT ALL BAD; you just have to work it to your advantage.
I’ll also have specific articles geared towards my fellow “middle managers” as well as those of you who consider yourself of “executive” level. No matter what your situation or position in life, from recent grad to nearing retirement, there are some simple lessons you all need that we may produce results and revenue through every link in the chain. You can be happy in your job, and I’ll help you find your niche.
As for me, I can’t reveal my name or identity because my employer would frown upon much of the information I plan to reveal. I can tell you that my company is listed in the Fortune 500, does more than $1 billion in annual revenue, and consistently drops 25+ % of that to the bottom, year-after-year.
I am but a small fish in this big pond, as I oversee about $2.5 million of the marketing revenue and expense. This entails recruiting, hiring, training and promoting nearly 40 employees each year. Though my title is very much mid-level management, I am very well known across the enterprise as a mover and shaker. I’ve found this notoriety to be both positive and negative, but have learned to work it to my advantage.
I also did a 4-year stint in the US Air Force where I worked in Public Affairs. There I learned to rub elbows with everyone from the newly enlisted recruits to the wealthy civilian supporters who worked closely with us in our local communities.
In addition, I am a trained pastor with extensive experience in Youth Ministry. In this regard, I understand the challenges faced by employers looking to find young talent raised within the confines of the “Millennium Generation.” I will be giving you my unique perspectives on the state of the job world and how seasoned professionals (you old dogs) can work in harmony with young up-in-comers and grow together.
Long story short, those of us in Middle Management have a unique viewpoint looking both above and below. We are on the frontlines, but also in the rear making policy. I believe that any successful venture must have its own unique balance between power and leadership and desire and followship: middle managers are the ones who hold this balance in their everyday interactions with members from every step in the ladder.
I am blunt, I am candid, and I am confessing what I know. Please join me and feel free to leave your own unique perspectives in the comment section of each post or article. We all have something to learn or teach, and this is the place to share it.
“The Boss”
