Stuck in a rut...

DOM phoned me today to say that none of the administrators were being offered an interview for the promotion. I apparently don’t have any management experience, despite having been an assistant manager and regional administrator! The only way to gain “field management” experience would be to go into our audit department, otherwise known as the most tedious and monotonous job in the world!
This means that if I want to gain a promotion I either need to move to Plymouth (an hour and a half away) and become Operations Manager or go into audit. Neither of which appeal in the slightest. In the Plymouth store, everyone has their own “clicky” groups, and not only that the other two administrators hate me. One of them was demoted after I had done a disastrous store visit last year and even now she is quite possible the laziest administrator I have ever met. The other doesn’t hate me, yet… but I am sure if I was to get the position above her it wouldn’t take too long for her to start! I also don’t particularly want to have to move down there as I have literally just gotten my feet back on the ground and love my house and housemate! Not only that, but it is so cheap, it’s perfect!
I also wouldn’t want to take the audit job as it would be such a lonely position, everyone is terrified of auditors and steers well clear of them when they turn up in store. I prefer being able to make friends within stores and to be able to make decent conversation and have a laugh with them. I’m not so sure that I would be able to check the exact same things day in day out.
Oh well, the right thing will come along eventually. There is also my degree to fall back on (once I have completed it that is!)