One door closes...

...another one opens. Having been told late last year that all my hard work studying & passing a professional development exam was not going to get me a promotion as there is no promotion process for the rest of time foreseeable future I was pretty much treading water at work and pretty damn cross about it.

A lateral programme has now opened and an area I had previously thought was not for me is now looking like an attractive opportunity. Or at least I'd be developing new skills whilst waiting for a promotion opportunity to eventually arise (I'm estimating between 3-4 years).

I'm going to chat to someone about it tomorrow and then make my application decision.