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cheriemont

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July 30, 2005, 6:17 pm PDT

Congratulations!

Quote From: idealw8

I was promoted at work.

Positives include:

Performing the same duties for 5% more per hour
Increased chance of picking the best shifts / days of the week
Guaranteed a higher number of hours per week during lean times
Monthly evaluations are more subjective (much higher ratings)
General bragging rights

Negatives include:

I despise my job
the company I work for
the people I work for
the people I work with
& the clients/customers/whatever I serve

So, I think of people who are in much worse financial & physical condition than I am, and slap myself for being an ingrate. heavy sigh

I know what you mean about mixed feelings here. I also hate my job (well, not so much WHAT I do as the "supervisor" who is there to stab me in the back while I do it). This year I got my raise (2% for cost-of-living), but I'm most happy realizing that I don't have to stay there much longer--I'll be moving on to Arizona in a very few months. It does make me so happy just knowing that.

But congratulations are in order here--even if it's a job you hate, it IS a promotion and has those positives that go with it. PLUS (and it may be the best of the positives) it will look good on your resume as you go looking for a new job!! I do wish you luck in being able to move onward and upward in the job field. It may take some time but eventually I know you'll find a job worthy of your skills and one that will help uplift your spirit. You are a gift to all of us on our board and I'm sure to the people you work with and for.

So pat yourself on the back (let's call that IE for today) and accept the honor AND the increase in pay and go ahead and indulge in those bragging rights.

Cherie

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idealw8

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August 8, 2005, 9:14 pm PDT

I Just Read Loretta's Msg About a Key One Discussion

Quote From: idealw8

I was promoted at work.

Positives include:

Performing the same duties for 5% more per hour
Increased chance of picking the best shifts / days of the week
Guaranteed a higher number of hours per week during lean times
Monthly evaluations are more subjective (much higher ratings)
General bragging rights

Negatives include:

I despise my job
the company I work for
the people I work for
the people I work with
& the clients/customers/whatever I serve

So, I think of people who are in much worse financial & physical condition than I am, and slap myself for being an ingrate. heavy sigh

So, I am re-writing the second portion of the above message.

I don't despise my job

I just find certain aspects incredibly frustrating and I am doing my best to resolve that - even if it means behaving in a way that I would consider rude or unusual. Perhaps I need to be more forceful, authoritative. They wouldn't have me in this position if I wasn't doing the job correctly.

I don't despise the company I work for

It's just a large corporation that has the same internal communication problems that all big businesses have. It's simply a size issue. They aren't deliberately trying to deceive or put off clients or employees.

I don't despise the people I work for

They are actually quite normal. I can't afford to interpret their bad or rushed days as a personal attack. I also have to allow for different personal work ethics. I won't be there for ever.

I don't despise the people I work with

I can't afford to shy away or be devestated just because I am not engaged in happy banter with everyone, all day long. I shouldn't fear someone who has a very different lifestyle than I.

I don't despise the monsters, er, clients I serve.

Ha ha ha. I can't let extreme emotional outbursts ruin my entire day. I have to recognize that they may have had bad, rushed days, or under some sort of generalized anxiety. If they knew what to do to solve their problems, they wouldn't be calling me in the first place. I have to acccept that some people are simply rude and unreaonable, no matter what, and I am not a bad person for not re-structuring their personalities in a 2 minute phone call.

I am not a total ingrate, I am just unhappy and frustrated at times.

Hmm, seems like the Serenity Prayer..

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