As many (or just some) of you may know, I changed positions within my organization back in July 2007. I considered my former position as a no-growth opportunity, and while it was nice to be home with family and friends, I found myself ready for more responsibility and challenges (which, fyi, I am getting by the bucketful here in the Corporate environment).
So, that being said, here is the situation:
Maybe I'm just angry that my former boss - who is a trained lead auditor for ISO 14001 (or so he says) - is delegating yet another task to someone else. He's been doing a lot of this since I left, apparently. Even his boss said "...(he's) not quick to grab the ball and run with it."
I know that I should not have a bias...professional or personal...yet I find myself going in with the attitude of seeing a failed system. As one friend and co-worker pointed out, however, I may have that bias but everyone knows that the system has been dropped since I left.
I don't know if I just want to vent or if anyone can give some advice on how to handle myself in this situation. I used to joke how audits are "cute, warm, fuzzy, friendly...until I smell blood and then I go for the jugular." I find myself ready to rip the whole thing apart and I certainly don't wish to defend a system that used to be mine and has been neglected by all involved.
Am I being immature here?
So, that being said, here is the situation:
- My former boss contacted my current boss and indicated that my job has never been filled.
- As such, he is requesting 13 days of my time - dates are To Be Determined - to train, plan, conduct and report on their internal audit.
- My current boss agreed - I was never even given the courtesy of an informal discussion by either boss...no point in griping about how I feel like chattel is there?
- In talking about this with my former boss's boss (you still with me?), he implied that he would like me to also participate in the external audit (date is also TBD)...gotta love their planning since I left.
- The potential involvement in the external is because the current management rep will not defend the system or stand up for it or highlight its good points.
- Procedures and documentation and management systems processes have not changed since I left (I know because I can still access the system).
- I am no longer the management rep, and both internal and external audits are to be coordinated by the management rep.
- Do I ding them on the audit for bringing me in?
Maybe I'm just angry that my former boss - who is a trained lead auditor for ISO 14001 (or so he says) - is delegating yet another task to someone else. He's been doing a lot of this since I left, apparently. Even his boss said "...(he's) not quick to grab the ball and run with it."
I know that I should not have a bias...professional or personal...yet I find myself going in with the attitude of seeing a failed system. As one friend and co-worker pointed out, however, I may have that bias but everyone knows that the system has been dropped since I left.
I don't know if I just want to vent or if anyone can give some advice on how to handle myself in this situation. I used to joke how audits are "cute, warm, fuzzy, friendly...until I smell blood and then I go for the jugular." I find myself ready to rip the whole thing apart and I certainly don't wish to defend a system that used to be mine and has been neglected by all involved.
Am I being immature here?
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. Your job is to defend your organization's management on the part of the system. I would pull out your best acting ability and be the best MR you can be.


Obviously, you have to take care you are not the one being set up for a fall!