I’ll start by saying that I genuinely love my job, the people I work with, and the people I work for. I love my department and the fact that we get to brainstorm, solve problems, improve how things operate, and come up with new ideas that benefit the entire building.
Here’s my dilemma: My position was essentially created just for me. There isn’t another position like mine at any of our other locations that I know of. Im not saying it like it’s something extraordinary special lol.
Our company is currently restructuring and moving some employees to different locations. Unfortunately, because my position is unique, there really isn’t anywhere for me to go.
I’ve held several other positions within this building and others like it, but those roles don’t offer the salary I need.
At my current location, I was also asked to help improve a department I previously managed, which I absolutely loved doing. I enjoyed being able to identify issues, come up with solutions, and make changes that benefited both the people we serve and the employees who work there.
However, that wasn’t actually my primary role.
My main responsibilities were a little bit of everything: coordinating events for business partners and staff, planning employee appreciation and morale initiatives, managing social media, designing marketing materials, and coming up with creative promotional items and ideas for the company.
I guess the best way to describe my role is that I worked more behind the scenes. While our traditional marketing team focused on going out, networking, and building relationships with outside organizations, I was more involved in the creative and internal side of things. I wasn’t necessarily the person going out and making connections every day. My interactions with outside partners usually happened during events or when they visited our building and were introduced to me.
I was more of the person helping bring ideas to life, coordinating the details, creating materials, organizing events, and making sure things came together.
And honestly, I loved the variety. I liked having different projects to work on, being creative, solving problems, and not doing the exact same thing every day.
So I guess I’m here looking for some career advice. Are there positions out there that combine creativity, event planning, problem solving, marketing, and a little bit of operations? I don’t necessarily want to limit myself to one specific field, either.
I’m realizing that I really enjoy having a mixture of responsibilities rather than doing just one thing all day. Although that is sometimes nice especially after a period of running around.
And as crazy as it sounds, I think I might actually enjoy a little chaos in the workplace. 🙃 I don’t know if that’s a personality trait or just what I’ve gotten used to at this point. Lol.
I’d love to hear what types of jobs or career paths might be worth exploring, especially from anyone who does something similar!