No promotion for me
So, for those of you who have been waiting with bated breath to find out if I got the management gig I was angling for, I didn't. That said, everyone involved, including the regional manager, who's the one who ultimately made the call, is still very excited about the idea of my taking that step, and they will be putting me on a development plan so that the next time a position opens up, I'll be ready. They just figured that at this point, while I am full of awesome, I don't have much in my background that actually prepares me for the people-management part. So they'll be giving me more responsibility and whatnot for the next while, and getting me up to speed on cash as well as more of the back room stuff so that I am good and ready, and no one will have any doubts next time. I'm disappointed, of course, but not in that raging-against-the-injustice sort of way. I completely understand their decision, and realistically, I probably should have gone that route anyway, instead of diving into actually applying. Might have saved me the disappointment, anyway.
The bad things about this:
1. I really could have used the extra money. Mitigating factor: With added responsibilities and a grooming-for-management situation usually come increased and fairly steady hours. So I still won't be making as much as I would if I'd gotten the job, I should be making more than I am right now.
2. Since all three of our ACEMs at this point are brand new, unless it just doesn't work out with one of them, the odds of a position coming up at my store in the next few months are slim, which would mean that I'd most likely have to go to another store, which does kind of suck, because I really like where I am now. Mitigating factor: Moving to another store would put in the position of coming is as a manager, rather than having to make the transition from co-worker to boss, and that can definitely be easier.
3. There's no guaranteed timeline, as it all depends on when the positions became vacant. I do know that the company as a whole has had a lot of ACEM turnaround lately, so the odds are good that something will come up in a timely manner, but there's always that chance that things will just get settled, with them finally having found the right fits for each store, and having everybody get comfy enough to stay where they are for a while. Mitigating factor: Sadly, there isn't really one. It depends entirely on other people, and I can only hope something useful happens that suits my personal timeline purposes.
The good things:
1. More time to work in the back. Before I embarked on this mad scheme, I had expressed interest in doing more in receiving, and my manager was on board with that, and was going to let me go more in that direction. Becoming a sales ACEM would have effectively stopped that. So by delaying it, I'm getting more time back there, which is kind of cool.
2. Related to the first, there is always the chance that the next ACEM position that comes up could be an ops one, instead of a sales one. And if I've been working in the back by the time that comes along, I'll be in that much better of a position to manage that area.
So there you have it. I will become a manager (unless something comes up elsewhere in the near future), most likely within the next six months to a year, but not right now.
And now, a quick open letter to the universe:
Dear Universe,
If, as has been suggested to me at least a few times, the reason that
my job at 4Poyntz sucked my soul so badly I had to leave,
the proofreading job at HBS didn't work out,
the proofreading job at Lee Valley didn't work out,
the dancing job at Fred Astaire didn't work out,
nothing has come up at Altis,
two outside contracts have fallen through,
and this promotion hasn't worked out
all within the last year, is because you're hanging on to me for something really awesome, could you please give me some kind of indication as to when that something awesome might show up? I'm trying very hard to be optimistic, but you are making it rather difficult. Just thought I'd mention that.
-Me
The bad things about this:
1. I really could have used the extra money. Mitigating factor: With added responsibilities and a grooming-for-management situation usually come increased and fairly steady hours. So I still won't be making as much as I would if I'd gotten the job, I should be making more than I am right now.
2. Since all three of our ACEMs at this point are brand new, unless it just doesn't work out with one of them, the odds of a position coming up at my store in the next few months are slim, which would mean that I'd most likely have to go to another store, which does kind of suck, because I really like where I am now. Mitigating factor: Moving to another store would put in the position of coming is as a manager, rather than having to make the transition from co-worker to boss, and that can definitely be easier.
3. There's no guaranteed timeline, as it all depends on when the positions became vacant. I do know that the company as a whole has had a lot of ACEM turnaround lately, so the odds are good that something will come up in a timely manner, but there's always that chance that things will just get settled, with them finally having found the right fits for each store, and having everybody get comfy enough to stay where they are for a while. Mitigating factor: Sadly, there isn't really one. It depends entirely on other people, and I can only hope something useful happens that suits my personal timeline purposes.
The good things:
1. More time to work in the back. Before I embarked on this mad scheme, I had expressed interest in doing more in receiving, and my manager was on board with that, and was going to let me go more in that direction. Becoming a sales ACEM would have effectively stopped that. So by delaying it, I'm getting more time back there, which is kind of cool.
2. Related to the first, there is always the chance that the next ACEM position that comes up could be an ops one, instead of a sales one. And if I've been working in the back by the time that comes along, I'll be in that much better of a position to manage that area.
So there you have it. I will become a manager (unless something comes up elsewhere in the near future), most likely within the next six months to a year, but not right now.
And now, a quick open letter to the universe:
Dear Universe,
If, as has been suggested to me at least a few times, the reason that
my job at 4Poyntz sucked my soul so badly I had to leave,
the proofreading job at HBS didn't work out,
the proofreading job at Lee Valley didn't work out,
the dancing job at Fred Astaire didn't work out,
nothing has come up at Altis,
two outside contracts have fallen through,
and this promotion hasn't worked out
all within the last year, is because you're hanging on to me for something really awesome, could you please give me some kind of indication as to when that something awesome might show up? I'm trying very hard to be optimistic, but you are making it rather difficult. Just thought I'd mention that.
-Me