and things went pretty well. Thanks so much for the feedback everyone! It really helped a lot. I was definitely a lot more organized and sounded more professional.
Yesterday he had asked for a list of what I perceived as my current job responsibilities, and I got a little nervous. I thought to myself, what if what I'm doing isn't what he thought I was doing or should be doing?! So, I came up with a bunch of things and tried to detail them so it showed how diverse my responsibilities are. Ended up he agreed with it, thought I was right on track, and thought I was busy (I could have screamed). But I didn’t. In reality I smiled, and pointed out that some of my responsibilities were cyclical and therefore opened me up for additional responsibilities which I then went into. He liked some of them, and not others. So, I think all in all, it was a pretty good compromise. He agreed that I can send out an email to the directors outlining things they can give me. He even admitted that he hasn’t been utilizing me as much because when I first started, I took on some HR responsibilities until they hired someone, and I was somewhat busy with that (as far as being away from my desk, and interacting with HR). He got used to doing certain things himself, and said he would start passing them on to me.
We’ll see how things progress. I will receive a review in January, so if things don’t change, I can always bring them up again then. If they still don’t change by June (my 2 year anniversary with the company), I’ll quietly start looking for another job. I hope it doesn’t come to that for several reasons. One, I like the company. Two, I like my boss and the people I work with. Three, the job market is awful right now. So, now I keep my fingers crossed, and just keep reminding the directors that they can give me things to do, and check in with them periodically to see if they have anything they need done.
Time will tell!
Kim
Kim