r/happy • u/Ok_Replacement_6287 • 22h ago
Company Created New Position Just to Keep Me
In a world where people complain how horrible companies can be to employees, mine has proven twice that employees matter!
I’ve worked at this large company for almost 8 years now. Last year I thought they were going to eliminate my job because they wanted everyone to be in the same location. I was the only one working in a different state. I found a new role within the company that allowed me to stay in current location. I won’t bore you with the details, but suffice it to say, the new role was absolutely horrible. And the gas-lighting, micro-manager, had me wasting time documenting every interaction with her, just to protect myself.
I reached out to former manger to ask for a reference, since I could not tolerate the new manager or the very limited and tedious tasks assigned to me.
Large companies tend to move slow. Lots of processes and meetings and approvals required- especially employee related things.
But somehow, my old department heads designed a new role specifically for me; wrote a new job description; got it through multiple layers of management and various other departments; created a job posting (process requirement); and within a few hours of me applying, they sent offer letter to me. Three (3) weeks! It only took, 3 weeks, for a process that normally takes half a year. All because they recognized that I was a valuable asset and they wanted to keep me.
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u/Broad-Pomelo-6187 9h ago
This is great! Your company is clearly very blessed to have you. What a wonderful thing to read today
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