[hvert]

I made a similar post a few months ago, but this is driving me nuts again. I'm not sure what I'm even looking for, maybe just commiseration? Motivation to change my situation?

The company I contract for has been in the process of integrating with a larger organization for ages. I'm out once they wrap up the integration. The end could be next month, this summer, next summer. Last week I was told I had another year. Today I heard no, for you it will be July.

I'm so sick of the uncertainty. I'm also getting tired of dealing with integration fall out and six different people thinking I should report to them. Part of me wants to ride this out for as long as it lasts but another part is hitting my breaking point.

When I first started this, it was just a temporary way to cover expenses while I launched a different business. Three years later and I never launched that other business. It's time to get back to that and stop wasting my time and energy on this dead end.

[treevoice]

Hi there,

That does sound like a very frustrating and unhealthy situation. I work in human resources for a decently sized company and have gone through several acquisitions that required integrating large numbers of new employees and subcontractors into our ranks. I can tell you right now that it is MESSY, and unfortunately, subcontractors usually get the short end of the stick when there are a lot of employees to transition/juggle because you don't fall under the protection of human resources in the same way normal W2 employees do. So while I can empathize with your Company (I doubt they're jerking you around on purpose unless they are a really terrible Company), this is probably not going to get any better for you. If there's something else you can do to make the money you need to live, I personally would rather get out on my own terms rather than be thrown across the rocks for an unforeseeable amount of time. But if you do decide to stick it out, it might be a good idea to voice your concerns to someone at the home Company be it one or all of your "supervisors" or even someone in HR who can figure out who the best contacts would be for you. If they like your work and they don't want to lose you just yet, they may be willing to allocate more resources to at the very least try to straighten out your supervisor situation and clue you in on what some of the moving pieces are that are driving all the confusion.

Good luck!

[hvert]

Thank you for the HR perspective! I think you are right, I just need to get out at this point because it is not going to get any better from here. I don't want to work for the acquiring company so I know I will ultimately leave and you are right that it would be better to do it on my own terms than to sit here waiting for the axe to fall.

[hvert]

Because we are not integrated, we don't have access to all the acquiring company's systems. I don't have access to system X. Manager B knows this. Manager B is excluding me from next year's budget because my lack of activity in system X means he can't justify the expense.

I am not part of B's budget!

Different divisions are fighting for control of the small company while the local CEO refuses to accept defeat. It's just so ugly, I have to get out. The acquiring company is truly terrible and mismanaged, awful employee and customer feedback.

[Little Lulu]

Bet you would feel better if you started the process of either looking for something else or working toward your original plan of starting your own business. Perhaps a friend or a motivation coach or something like that might help, someone to be accountable to. Might be too easy to do nothing while the paychecks are still coming in. You seem too smart to languish in a situation you aren't enthusiastic about. Just saying ... :-)

[hvert]

Thank you, it is so true that it's easy to do nothing while you're still getting paid!