<p>If you guys remember, I interviewed for a job at work last month and today I had a meeting with the directors and the good news is I got the job! I have a ton of paperwork to fill out and as soon as everything is completed I get to move to my new desk on the 3rd floor… (Moving up in the world, currently on the 2nd floor, haha!). I hope to be up there by sometime in October. The position is a lot less stressful then my current position and the pay is a lot better, so it’s the best of both worlds! </p>
<p>I started off my morning by breaking my glasses, got a horrible migrane at work as a result, found out I got the job, left work early, and went to Lens Crafters. $330 later I came out of there with my first eye exam in years and a brand new pair of glasses. They look pretty spiffy, if I do say so myself.</p>
<p>I thought I’d celebrate my new job by having a nice dinner or something, instead I get to celebrate with a big fat bill!</p>
<p>How terrific! You are literally going up in the world.</p>
<p>Curm: Did you know that in Japan, the big boss sits in the middle. It’s the marginal who sit…at the margins, by the windows, gazing out because they can’t be fired but there’s little for them to do? One of the little bits of cultural differences.</p>
<p>Yeah I’m really really excited. I brought all my paperwork home to fill out last night but I still had my headache so it got put on hold till tonight. I think my favorite part of this new job is that it’s a new job, not the fact that it pays a lot more. I’m so sick of my job… so it will be a welcomed change. There are some parts of my current job that I absolutely love, but the bad outweights the good on most days. Everyone in this other department seems to love their job (probably because of the money!!) so I can’t wait to go there. And yeah, the extra $$$$ is nice too. It can help me build up my buy-a-house-fund even quicker. :)</p>
<p>Congrats and thanks for sharing your most excellent news. Think of the glasses breaking as an opportunity to update your professional look, a step you would not have taken unless forced…it was the fates. Lorelei</p>
<p>Thanks guys. The thing that ticked me off about my glasses is that in the past month I spent 200+ on my boyfriends birthday, 400+ on my car, and now 300+ on glasses. I knew I needed them, but was hoping to push them off till another month. And I probably won’t get the increase in pay for a bit yet, so this spending was a “bit” premature. </p>
<p>Yesterday at our meeting at work my boss made the announcement and this other individual, who I might add is my least favorite person there, made a comment that we were losing our mascot. First I was sort of offended, but then he said that I am our undeclared leader who everyone always comes to for help and assistance and how I’m the one person who always knows what they are doing and will always put whatever I’m doing aside to help somebody out. And that I’m a great value to the training department and that they will really miss me helping out. (That’s one of the things I’m really going to miss. I help train new people as they first start with us, I help train people who have been out on disability and are coming back to the company, I help train people who are having a hard time with things, etc. I no longer will be training people in my department once I move to the other one. I wish I could get a full time job in the training department, rather than just doing it sometimes. That would be ideal. ) He also that that I’m not afraid to speak whats on my mind or speak on behalf of everyone when my co-workers are afraid to ask/say things and that it’s going to be really different without me there. He also asked how I’m going to become our manager if I’m going to another department, which I was really shocked by. I told him I’d just have to do a great job there and get promoted again… which is my intention.</p>
<p>Needless to say, I was so shocked when he said all that, because for the most part all he’s ever said towards me has been negative! It just had me really happy inside. I’ve felt like I’ve had my job “mastered” for so long now and I’m glad to know that other people have noticed as well. Now it will be time to master another job and go from there.</p>
<p>fendergirl, sounds like hes sucking up to you now that yur moving up in the world. I will watch my back against that kind. Next thing he may say behind your back might be how you were over yur head in your new job:)</p>
And I probably won’t get the increase in pay for a bit yet, so this spending was a “bit” premature. </p>