NEW STUFF!!!!!!!!
Well, I have been procrasinating this journal, due to not really alot to say that has changed and because by the time I have told a few people, the story gets shorter and not as exciting and fresh in my head. But today, I have news and I have not told anyone but people at work whom this has also happened.
I HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!!!!!!!!!! which means less supervision and more money!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To explain: The old rules to promotion was that once you finish your internship, you would have 6 months until you became a counselor 1 and a year after that you would be a counselor 2. Well, by these rules I still have 6 months to complete before a pay raise and promotion to counselor 2. But back in Sept 2005, they were considering and had decided to combine the two categories: counselor 1 and 2 into just one title of vocational rehabilitation counselor and give the counselor 1's promotion and more money starting out with new counselors just starting with the title. Well, the decision has been passed and processed last week, and starting with next week's paycheck will be getting more money plus backpay from September when the decision first was passed. I get my probationary review tommorrow and will be promoted. Fantastic!!!! With this money, I will buy a new car, once it is saved.
I am also collection overtime pay because 3 caseloads were open due to people being promoted and leaveing. There have been interns and transferred hired, but will not start until the end of February. I am so estatic.
Fabulous news after the shitty day I had today. I fought with another agency that was trying to take advantage of my asperger/moderate MR customer because it just seemed to fit their agenda. I was overwhelmed and peeved that an agency that predominantly works with mental health customers and understands mental health issues would do such a thing.
In other news, Brad and I are doing great. home life is a little boring, but I isolated myself when I am so stressed at work and have to talk to people on a constant basis. I love my job because I see the wealth of help it does for people and I am talented at my job. But sometimes the midline between policy and the good for others kills me, but its life and I am not paying.
Christmas was great. Favorite present: a toronto maple leafs jersey that is not for sale yet and is completely new and rare. Brad got it for me. I adore it. He also bought me earrings, that I dont have pierced ears. that was funny, so he exchanged it for a beautiful necklace. I also have tons of books that I am happy about. All the chronicles of Narnia which was my favorites along with tolkien when I was small.
Anyways, that is about it. Take care.
I HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!!!!!!!!!! which means less supervision and more money!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To explain: The old rules to promotion was that once you finish your internship, you would have 6 months until you became a counselor 1 and a year after that you would be a counselor 2. Well, by these rules I still have 6 months to complete before a pay raise and promotion to counselor 2. But back in Sept 2005, they were considering and had decided to combine the two categories: counselor 1 and 2 into just one title of vocational rehabilitation counselor and give the counselor 1's promotion and more money starting out with new counselors just starting with the title. Well, the decision has been passed and processed last week, and starting with next week's paycheck will be getting more money plus backpay from September when the decision first was passed. I get my probationary review tommorrow and will be promoted. Fantastic!!!! With this money, I will buy a new car, once it is saved.
I am also collection overtime pay because 3 caseloads were open due to people being promoted and leaveing. There have been interns and transferred hired, but will not start until the end of February. I am so estatic.
Fabulous news after the shitty day I had today. I fought with another agency that was trying to take advantage of my asperger/moderate MR customer because it just seemed to fit their agenda. I was overwhelmed and peeved that an agency that predominantly works with mental health customers and understands mental health issues would do such a thing.
In other news, Brad and I are doing great. home life is a little boring, but I isolated myself when I am so stressed at work and have to talk to people on a constant basis. I love my job because I see the wealth of help it does for people and I am talented at my job. But sometimes the midline between policy and the good for others kills me, but its life and I am not paying.
Christmas was great. Favorite present: a toronto maple leafs jersey that is not for sale yet and is completely new and rare. Brad got it for me. I adore it. He also bought me earrings, that I dont have pierced ears. that was funny, so he exchanged it for a beautiful necklace. I also have tons of books that I am happy about. All the chronicles of Narnia which was my favorites along with tolkien when I was small.
Anyways, that is about it. Take care.