It's getting better all the time
I stepped outside to take out the garbage tonight and breathed in the sweet smell of pine trees and the Christmas season. As I walked back toward the house I thought about last March and how beautiful it was when it snowed heavily here. Did I remember to send those photos of the house to my dad? Maybe not. He did say he wanted to see them. But I feel him and my mom around me all the time. To the point that I catch myself trying to behave the way they would want.
On to the good news:
We have been slammed at work with so many people making their exodus from the newspaper over the past few months. The new lady in our department, Caroline, is working out great, but she is still very much in the learning curve. Cindy is on vacation until tomorrow and despite being pretty sick, I have come in to work because they couldn't have made it without me.
The upside is that I quadrupled my goal yesterday and more than tripled it today! Talk about job security--sales is gold in any business, but at a struggling newspaper where the publisher stalks us daily, it's more like platinum (that's worth more than gold, isn't it?)
Debbi, my supervisor told me today she is thinking of either getting a second part-time person or making my position a full-time one. She had recently offered me the other two ad sales FT positions that came available, but I turned them both down; partly because my life has been so insane this year I felt I couldn't handle more than part-time work, but mostly because I really didn't want to sit in the front lobby and just take ads. My position is more of a back-up one and I literally take a back seat. Unlike Cindy and Caroline, I sit where I am NOT converged upon by the public when they walk in the front door.
So, I asked her what she meant by making my position a full-time one. She told me it would basically remain what it is and I could keep my desk and take on more of the online business. Also, I wouldn't have to take an hourly pay cut, which the other positions would have required. Their reasoning is that full-time ad reps make more commission so they can cut back on the hourly pay. I didn't think those numbers added up right, another reason I passed on full-time.
BUT, today I told Debbi:
-- I wouldn't mind staying where I am and doing what I do full-time.
-- Since I will be investing money into another property soon I will need full-time employment to qualify for a loan.
-- After spending $65 seeing the doctor yesterday and another $50 on meds, I could certainly use the benefits that I would qualify for by working full-time.
SO, she is getting budget approval to do this and it shouldn't be a problem at all. I expect that when I get back from my trip to Texas on December 14th, I'll be working full-time. My future is looking brighter!
On to the good news:
We have been slammed at work with so many people making their exodus from the newspaper over the past few months. The new lady in our department, Caroline, is working out great, but she is still very much in the learning curve. Cindy is on vacation until tomorrow and despite being pretty sick, I have come in to work because they couldn't have made it without me.
The upside is that I quadrupled my goal yesterday and more than tripled it today! Talk about job security--sales is gold in any business, but at a struggling newspaper where the publisher stalks us daily, it's more like platinum (that's worth more than gold, isn't it?)
Debbi, my supervisor told me today she is thinking of either getting a second part-time person or making my position a full-time one. She had recently offered me the other two ad sales FT positions that came available, but I turned them both down; partly because my life has been so insane this year I felt I couldn't handle more than part-time work, but mostly because I really didn't want to sit in the front lobby and just take ads. My position is more of a back-up one and I literally take a back seat. Unlike Cindy and Caroline, I sit where I am NOT converged upon by the public when they walk in the front door.
So, I asked her what she meant by making my position a full-time one. She told me it would basically remain what it is and I could keep my desk and take on more of the online business. Also, I wouldn't have to take an hourly pay cut, which the other positions would have required. Their reasoning is that full-time ad reps make more commission so they can cut back on the hourly pay. I didn't think those numbers added up right, another reason I passed on full-time.
BUT, today I told Debbi:
-- I wouldn't mind staying where I am and doing what I do full-time.
-- Since I will be investing money into another property soon I will need full-time employment to qualify for a loan.
-- After spending $65 seeing the doctor yesterday and another $50 on meds, I could certainly use the benefits that I would qualify for by working full-time.
SO, she is getting budget approval to do this and it shouldn't be a problem at all. I expect that when I get back from my trip to Texas on December 14th, I'll be working full-time. My future is looking brighter!