Anyone a "Total Quality Manager"?

[Ronen E]

Sounds like a losing battle to me.
My recommendation - stick with what I suggested above, keep expectations at a minimum, and maybe even start thinking about your next job. I believe in a year (max) you'll realize this is not the right place for you to grow and thrive professionally.

 

[Wes Bucey]

Sounds like a losing battle to me.
My recommendation - stick with what I suggested above, keep expectations at a minimum, and maybe even start thinking about your next job. I believe in a year (max) you'll realize this is not the right place for you to grow and thrive professionally.

Yeah, maybe. All problems can be solved eventually, but the skills AND grit to guide the solution is a rare combination and the process can be perilous for mental and financial health when personalities of the organization are adverse to change.

 

[Ronen E]

Yeah, maybe. All problems can be solved eventually, but the skills AND grit to guide the solution is a rare combination and the process can be perilous for mental and financial health when personalities of the organization are adverse to change.

I would highlight the keyword "eventually".
Not sure a young(ish) professional looking to build up a healthy career should take the risk of sinking in years of work where the prospect of success is marginal to begin with.

 

[Wes Bucey]

I would highlight the keyword "eventually".
Not sure a young(ish) professional looking to build up a healthy career should take the risk of sinking in years of work where the prospect of success is marginal to begin with.

Yeah I agree. Even now, with my experience and skill set, I am too old to take on a contract which would take months, even years to resolve to a successful conclusion.
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[Chemstar24]

I would highlight the keyword "eventually".
Not sure a young(ish) professional looking to build up a healthy career should take the risk of sinking in years of work where the prospect of success is marginal to begin with.

Ronen,

Thanks again for your insight. I agree. This is convenient for the moment, but it doesn't support my long term career growth. I have a hard time stating my title as TQM and instead typically go to QMS manager. I'm losing my quality manufacturing experience and my certifications will expire and die here because I recently obtained them within the last year. I just wish they were more invested in allowing me the ability to function within the described role. Thanks.

 

[Ronen E]

Ronen,

Thanks again for your insight. I agree. This is convenient for the moment, but it doesn't support my long term career growth. I have a hard time stating my title as TQM and instead typically go to QMS manager. I'm losing my quality manufacturing experience and my certifications will expire and die here because I recently obtained them within the last year. I just wish they were more invested in allowing me the ability to function within the described role. Thanks.

From my experience, this happens more often than not. Companies advertise and recruit under the guise of real interest in Quality, QA, QMS and so on; yet in reality they just look to make an appearance, for whatever ulterior motives.

It's a sad reality of this field/profession, and good to be aware of that early on. I had to learn it the hard way. I had the "bad" luck of kickstarting my quality journey in a company that DID REALLY care about quality, and acted accordingly; so I was deluded that this is commonplace. Only later I discovered it's more likely to be the opposite...

Good luck!
Ronen