On Wednesday I was promoted from Database Support Analyst to Research Analyst. And I got a 12% raise. It’s about bloody time! Everyone in the department was shocked I wasn’t promoted a year ago, but at the time the new management was had only been there a couple of months.
What’s the promotion mean? I now have two people under me. I have to do everything I’ve been doing (Easytrieve Plus programming (similar to COBOL, but easier), data analysis, etc.) plus I have to monitor the two members of my team and provide weekly reports to the department manager. I’ll still be goaled on my performance, plus I’ll now be goaled on my team’s performance. Of course I’ll have to attend more meetings and take on “special projects” which will take time away from production. So a lot more work, but I did get a raise three times what most people will be getting. Oh, it also means I have a couple of extra things to put on my résumé.
Now if only they’d let me work remotely from the Bothel, WA office, I’d be happy!
That is a seriously phat number in this economy. Congratulations! It’s well deserved, I’m sure.
Yeah, that’s management, ain’t it? Take the most productive people and subtract from their available productive time. Tuesday, I had to leave an important industry conference to, essentially, fill out forms. You’ll never get used to this, and the frustration factor will never go down. The one consolation is that you can make fun of the people organizing the meetings and setting the stupid agendas. Start practicing your pit threads.
Hmmm… New motorcycle… But I still want to move to Washington. I already have two Jeeps and a Yamaha, plus there’ll be a moving van. I’d better wait.
So why is it that I have to kill you? Probably something you said that I missed. I’ll just take it on SPOOFE’s word that you’ll have to snuff it, I guess.
No, he can’t do that. I have to live with “You named slythe Czarcasm, bitch, whine, bitch, bitch, whine” from all the regs who didn’t want to see the change. I could care lees, but I dont know if you want to be known as the one who defames Johnny L.A. by angry regs.
Actually I’ve been flying a Schweizer 300CB. Here I am. But yeah, I’d like to fly something with a jet engine in it! Last month I won an “Excellence” award from the company and another award from the department. Total was $125. Now if I can do this every month for the next 2,400 months, I can get a used JetRanger! The vice president of Business Information Solutions and a Marketing VP took “Excellence” winners (there were about six of us) to lunch. I told the BIS VP that the company needed a helicopter, and I’d like to fly it. Doesn’t look like it’s going to happen.
So… I get a raise three times what most people in the department are getting (some are getting less than 4%). I’ve received a well-deserved (if I do say so myself) promotoin. I’ve been nominated for awards from my peers and have won them. Come on, all you companies in Washington! I’m a good catch! And I won’t Californicate your state!
