careerJob Change
#RI-69f8442c·5 months ago·
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“I accepted a new director position I didn't want.”
What Actually Happened
Hi. I’m at a lost.
Last year my site of my company merged with another site - which led to a lot of people moving around. Especially leadership positions as they wanted 1 director (shared leadership) instead of two in many departments. I am also a director and felt like this was coming so I tried to apply to almost 50 positions in the corporation. But I got nothing. I also tried to apply to outside positions as well but was not able to secure a position.
Long story short. Another site twice th
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Regret Index
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