Promotion

I got my first promotion at my current job yesterday. I felt sort of awkward honestly – I don’t know how to act when people are praising and congratulating me! I also am annoyed that I could feel myself blushing basically all day long. I hate that I blush so easily.

But yes, this isn’t supposed to be an entry about the horrors of being promoted and having your salary increased. In fact, I am rather happy about it. I’ve now had a salary increase of $10,000 in the 18 months I’ve worked there, which is obviously quite nice (though to be fair, they can afford to do that because they start you off with a ridiculously low salary for my field). It’s especially nice considering how my first job in the accounting industry went, which wasn’t exactly great for my self-confidence at work (for those keeping score, I was let go at my first job after working there 3 ½ months. Lack of communication skills were cited.)

Among the perks of the promotion is that I can now work from home one day a week. I am looking forward to it since I actually think I will have a lot fewer distractions at home than I do in the office, though we’ll see how that holds up in reality as opposed to hypotheticals. At the very least it will cut out me having to get ready for work, drive to work, drive home to work, drive to eat out, so it should save me a lot of time. And I’m definitely all about that.

Anyway, that’s all that’s really happening with me right now. Going to Vegas in a couple of weeks with the inimitable Heather. Hopefully I don’t develop a gambling addiction in the process.