Message #61217

[gee4]

I think working for the 2 directors who have the biggest departments and whose team's are the backbone of the company, makes them very self-sufficient.  They need me for very little.  This move is intended for me to continue to support them, but more importantly to work closely with the CEO and his PA to provide cover should it be required for other senior managers.

I love my job and the environment in which I work.  It's not really a case of moving on - I have done enough job hunting over the years and did quite a bit before I got offered this post.  I made the effort today to speak to both of them and I think it was worthwhile.  They are happy as am I.  

I am not the kind of PA who chats a lot or who needs to get to know my bosses on a personal level unless they want me to.  I am also a very private person so don't discuss my personal life with them either.  Whereas the CEO's PA is much more involved with him, his life and his family to a certain extent.  I was never given the indication I was required to get involved at that level either and that's suits.

There is no question of me leaving here unless I am faced with redundancy again.  I think I just have to accept that the 2 directors I work for do not require as much attention as others and they also are much more self-sufficient.