Job Interview Story

[bjcheung77]

You can't compromise working for a big name company just because they pay well vs. having terrible management, I learned from my last company, I'm only going to pull the trigger on a company if its an ideal fit, and they have excellent management in place as that can make a whole world of difference.

I agree, I worked for a company 7.5 years to the day at the same position. Everyone thought I would be a lifer, but things change, it was too repetitive and it was a call center focused on external clients. Today (8 years and going strong), I am in a very similar position as a Technical Analyst where I am customer focused and been doing the same thing practically, but for "internal clients".

If they were worried you'd want to leave in 3-5 months, I could see the problem, but wanting you to commit to 3-5 years of no upward mobility is nuts.

There are companies that want their staff to stay put for a while, but others just want to get you in the door as there maybe a shortage in that specific department. For myself, I would like to join a company and work a specific dept/division until I have it "pat down". Some other companies, I have felt the need to be a part of the bigger picture and want to move to a higher paying with high responsibility.

With that said, a step up is a step up. Overqualified or not, a step up is a step up. Congratulations! This sounds like a good problem to have. It's much less awkward than the question I used to get ("what do you mean you didn't graduate?") and the attitude that came immediately after.

From reading through this, I do think the OP is somewhat overqualified and should ask if there is an intermediate position to move into instead of the current role. Maybe a role similar but a pay grade higher, or requires more experience/knowledge.