It's official! - Senior Undersecretary for Magical Law Enforcement
It's official! - The announcement was finally made. I have been promoted at work! My new title is Senior Undersecretary for Magical Law Enforcement actually the same as my current title. But I'll be running a much larger program out of our main office, with a more substantial hierarchy (and higher salary), which puts me somewhat on the Executive level. No more on-call duties! No more direct dealings with clients! I'll be overseeing a program with almost 600 clients, providing guardianship services.
My boss keeps looking at me all dewy-eyed like a schoolboy in love. It's cute. But it's nice, because I can see just how much he believes in me and looks forward to working more closely with me.
I got my hair done and am working on an upgraded wardrobe. I met my new staff yesterday morning and then broke the news to my current staff later in the day. It was really something.
My new staff are understandably nervous. But they laughed at my jokes, so that was a relief.
My current staff were really super surprised when I told them. But you know what? They are all amazingly happy for me. This is my second promotion at my agency. Some of them remember when I first started. I called them into a meeting at 3pm when the evening shift arrived and so they day staff were all abuzz wondering why I needed to meet with the entire staff at such short notice. Two people I called on the phone, and they were also happy but sad and nearly to the point of tears. I think everyone honestly expected I would be spending the rest of my career at the shelter. THey had no idea I was ready to move on.
I am physically relieved to have made the announcement. The repression was giving me indigestion! It's hard to not share good news or be able to celebrate openly. It's also hard to feign interest in planning for a program you know you won't be a part of very shortly.
This promotion really came in the nick of time. It was just as I had resigned myself to the thought that I would not be in a new job this year because I didn't have any active prospects and new applications went unanswered. So I'm relieved and happy. But seeing the level of affection from my current staff made me realize how connected we are and glad to feel I will be missed. I will miss some of them too. But it's time. Time for new challenges. Time for new people. Time for new learning opportunities. And time for a higher salary! Those student loans won't wait forever...
For those of you not on FB, here are my before/during/after hair photos. Enjoy!
All the graaaaaay
IN process!
Obligatory bathroom selfie!
My boss keeps looking at me all dewy-eyed like a schoolboy in love. It's cute. But it's nice, because I can see just how much he believes in me and looks forward to working more closely with me.
I got my hair done and am working on an upgraded wardrobe. I met my new staff yesterday morning and then broke the news to my current staff later in the day. It was really something.
My new staff are understandably nervous. But they laughed at my jokes, so that was a relief.
My current staff were really super surprised when I told them. But you know what? They are all amazingly happy for me. This is my second promotion at my agency. Some of them remember when I first started. I called them into a meeting at 3pm when the evening shift arrived and so they day staff were all abuzz wondering why I needed to meet with the entire staff at such short notice. Two people I called on the phone, and they were also happy but sad and nearly to the point of tears. I think everyone honestly expected I would be spending the rest of my career at the shelter. THey had no idea I was ready to move on.
I am physically relieved to have made the announcement. The repression was giving me indigestion! It's hard to not share good news or be able to celebrate openly. It's also hard to feign interest in planning for a program you know you won't be a part of very shortly.
This promotion really came in the nick of time. It was just as I had resigned myself to the thought that I would not be in a new job this year because I didn't have any active prospects and new applications went unanswered. So I'm relieved and happy. But seeing the level of affection from my current staff made me realize how connected we are and glad to feel I will be missed. I will miss some of them too. But it's time. Time for new challenges. Time for new people. Time for new learning opportunities. And time for a higher salary! Those student loans won't wait forever...
For those of you not on FB, here are my before/during/after hair photos. Enjoy!
All the graaaaaay
IN process!
Obligatory bathroom selfie!
