the last day! yay!
I'm so glad that tomorrow I can sleep in a little bit later then I have in the past 10 days. I do have to get up and make my two apple crisps, one for Jeremy's Mamaw's house and one for my dad's, but I can get up at like 8, instead of 3:30 or 4:30.
Anyway, the good news. Well, I had been looking for a new job on ESInet, our intranet at work and I found one that I might be qualified for, so I spent the last weekend working on my application and resume, getting everything ready. The thing is with internal applications is that you have to have your supervisor's signature, giving their approval to let you apply for a different job. So, I was really, really nervous because I didn't want Shawnette to be mad at me.
Deep down somewhere I was hoping that maybe if I went up to Shawnette and told her I wanted to apply for a new job, she might tell Dawn and they'd give me incentive to stay (i.e. a tech 2 job, a lead job, etc).
So, Monday morning, I took my application into her and had her sign it. I told her I didn't really want to leave, but I need more money. She said that she wasn't mad, that she can't blame me for wanting to move up and happily signed my approval form. I was kind of discouraged coz I was like, "Uh...okay, so she doesn't care if leave?"
Well, I went to go hand my application in, but our HR rep wasn't in yet. So I decided I'd do it at break.
About a quarter to 9 Dawn came up to me and asked to see me in her cubicle. I thought I was in trouble for something (which is like a weekly basis, and usually over something dumb, like talking), so I was really nervous. When we sat down she asked me why I wanted to leave. I was kind of confused and then she said that Shawnette had told her I applied for an internal transfer. I told her that I just need more money. She asked me if I liked my job and I told her that I love my job and I love the people I work with and the thought of going somewhere else scares the hell out of me. This place had become my home.
Then she did something I've only seen in movies, I have never, ever had anything like this happen to me. She said, "If I can get you more money, will you stay?" I was floored. I had wanted them to offer me more money or a position, but I never thought they would.
I told her that I would, of course, stay. Then she said she had to discuss it with her boss and she'd get back to me.
All day I just kept thinking she was going to come back and say it wasn't in the budget or something and I'd end up having to apply for the other job. When she didn't get back to me by the end of the day, I was sure that Steve (her boss) said no.
Yesterday morning I went to her cubicle to have her print something for me and she told me to stay and to sit. Then she asked me what kind of money I was looking for. I didn't want to sound greedy, and I already make $10.23 an hour so I said, "Uh...$11?" She said that sounded fine and that she'd let me know.
After Jeremy and I came back from lunch, she asked me to come into her cubicle, again, and showed me a pay raise form she filled out with my new hourly wage at $11.23/hour. They have me a whole dollar!
I know a dollar doesn't sound like that much, but it means a lot to me. I'm so proud of myself. Dawn told me that I was a great asset because I have a lot of knowledge about our programs and can meet my production and that she didn't want to see me go. That felt really good.
The only thing that sucks though, is with this raise comes the responsibility of that I have to make my production everyday. I mean, I usually do, but sometimes I just want to slack.
Well, Jeremy's ready to go, so I better get going.
In case I don't post before tomorrow, Happy Thanksgiving!!
Anyway, the good news. Well, I had been looking for a new job on ESInet, our intranet at work and I found one that I might be qualified for, so I spent the last weekend working on my application and resume, getting everything ready. The thing is with internal applications is that you have to have your supervisor's signature, giving their approval to let you apply for a different job. So, I was really, really nervous because I didn't want Shawnette to be mad at me.
Deep down somewhere I was hoping that maybe if I went up to Shawnette and told her I wanted to apply for a new job, she might tell Dawn and they'd give me incentive to stay (i.e. a tech 2 job, a lead job, etc).
So, Monday morning, I took my application into her and had her sign it. I told her I didn't really want to leave, but I need more money. She said that she wasn't mad, that she can't blame me for wanting to move up and happily signed my approval form. I was kind of discouraged coz I was like, "Uh...okay, so she doesn't care if leave?"
Well, I went to go hand my application in, but our HR rep wasn't in yet. So I decided I'd do it at break.
About a quarter to 9 Dawn came up to me and asked to see me in her cubicle. I thought I was in trouble for something (which is like a weekly basis, and usually over something dumb, like talking), so I was really nervous. When we sat down she asked me why I wanted to leave. I was kind of confused and then she said that Shawnette had told her I applied for an internal transfer. I told her that I just need more money. She asked me if I liked my job and I told her that I love my job and I love the people I work with and the thought of going somewhere else scares the hell out of me. This place had become my home.
Then she did something I've only seen in movies, I have never, ever had anything like this happen to me. She said, "If I can get you more money, will you stay?" I was floored. I had wanted them to offer me more money or a position, but I never thought they would.
I told her that I would, of course, stay. Then she said she had to discuss it with her boss and she'd get back to me.
All day I just kept thinking she was going to come back and say it wasn't in the budget or something and I'd end up having to apply for the other job. When she didn't get back to me by the end of the day, I was sure that Steve (her boss) said no.
Yesterday morning I went to her cubicle to have her print something for me and she told me to stay and to sit. Then she asked me what kind of money I was looking for. I didn't want to sound greedy, and I already make $10.23 an hour so I said, "Uh...$11?" She said that sounded fine and that she'd let me know.
After Jeremy and I came back from lunch, she asked me to come into her cubicle, again, and showed me a pay raise form she filled out with my new hourly wage at $11.23/hour. They have me a whole dollar!
I know a dollar doesn't sound like that much, but it means a lot to me. I'm so proud of myself. Dawn told me that I was a great asset because I have a lot of knowledge about our programs and can meet my production and that she didn't want to see me go. That felt really good.
The only thing that sucks though, is with this raise comes the responsibility of that I have to make my production everyday. I mean, I usually do, but sometimes I just want to slack.
Well, Jeremy's ready to go, so I better get going.
In case I don't post before tomorrow, Happy Thanksgiving!!