Humility
Its been over two months now since I've talked to my brother. Honestly I hadn't given it a second thought unless someone brought it up. Last night that person was my mom. She informed me that Jeff lost his six figure job, a result of downsizing in this tough economy. I then had a discussion with Cayla at length about my feelings when mom told me that. I felt, well, happy. Jeff has had everything handed to him. Money, women, a kickass house. Funny to think that just a few years ago, several prestigious companies were flying him in to their respective cities, wining and dining him to try to woo him away from the company he was at. San Antonio and Motorola won out. He then bailed on them when their automotive division (He is aparently some kind of quality control engineer) went south and went to another company in Austin. Now that job is gone. I felt a sense of satisfaction over him finally being humbled. The fact that he might have to ask someone for help or rely on someone made me smile. Am I a jerk for feeling this way?
Anyways, our agency is flushed with demand. Likely it is a result of the economy and people running to the hills for any sort of government program. I had a discussion with my supervisor too. She seems to think I'm eligible now to be a supervisor here, not even four years in. I have ins that I have built over the last year with the powers that be. They are going to post for supervisor positions soon, and if I'm eligible I may take a shot. It could be years before I get another opportunity. It comes with a significant bump in pay and no caseload to manage like i have now. I keep being told that I'm one of the best adjudicators at this agency. Lets see if they reward hard work. I'm not banking on it, but it would be a significant step forward. Thats all for now I suppose. Third week in a row of overtime. another 55 or more hour week this week. As Chuck aka Koonu(sp?) said during Forgetting Sarah Marshall, "When life hands you lemons, say F*$% the lemons and bail". My thoughts exactly.
Anyways, our agency is flushed with demand. Likely it is a result of the economy and people running to the hills for any sort of government program. I had a discussion with my supervisor too. She seems to think I'm eligible now to be a supervisor here, not even four years in. I have ins that I have built over the last year with the powers that be. They are going to post for supervisor positions soon, and if I'm eligible I may take a shot. It could be years before I get another opportunity. It comes with a significant bump in pay and no caseload to manage like i have now. I keep being told that I'm one of the best adjudicators at this agency. Lets see if they reward hard work. I'm not banking on it, but it would be a significant step forward. Thats all for now I suppose. Third week in a row of overtime. another 55 or more hour week this week. As Chuck aka Koonu(sp?) said during Forgetting Sarah Marshall, "When life hands you lemons, say F*$% the lemons and bail". My thoughts exactly.