David St Lawrence, as always, hits the nail right on the head:
Even the best of employers can create a losing situation while trying to add a new position to the organization. Very rarely does the organization realize that they created a new position without analyzing how it would affect the existing organization. . . . This can even happen when an existing position is being filled, especially when the previous occupant has left the company.
He writes this in a post entitled "Sometimes a job is not right for you". My only thought is that it could just as aptly be titled: "Sometimes a job stops being right for you."
Rightness and fit in a job is not a static universal constant. As an employee you grow, your interests change, and your skills evolve. As an employer, needs, markets and strategies change (sometimes quarterly or more often)...
I know—I held a job for six years that, for five of those years, I thought I might very well retire from. Then the organization changed to the point that I realized I no longer fit.
—Michael A. Cleverly
Monday, June 20, 2005 at 20:58