I Guess NY Is Out Of The Picture Now

 

 

            Well, it looks as though I will be putting off moving to New York for a couple of years or so. (The minimum anyway.) A lot has happened since I last wrote in here.

 

            Last week sometime, I forget which day, Lee wrote Ish a letter telling him she was resigning her position as manager because she found a job closer to home and she just didn’t want to be a manager anymore. This actually came as a shock to me. For so long I have been complaining of her, wishing she wasn’t here, and it’s like finally my wish was granted. It will be weird working here and not working under her, despite the turmoil she caused all of us employees. And although it will be weird, I wasn’t even the slightest bit sad of her departure news. Honestly all I felt was a huge wave of relief. Pretty sad huh?

 

            After a lot of thinking, and consideration, I decided to go to Ish and ask him for a promotion. I thought if I got the job then I could save up my earnings and have a nice little nest egg to move with when it is time. Instead of having to take out a loan to make my way there. I hate that I have to put off the move, but I figured in the end it was the smart thing to do. Not only would I be going there with quite a bit of savings, but also with receptionist and now management experience. Surely that would/will count for something. For my next boss to see I was just 3 days past turning 22 and already promoted to a manager, I’d be pretty special huh? I have to think of me, and my future.

 

            So I came in Tuesday morning and talked to Ish, told him I’d like to be the new manager if he’d let me. We talked for about an hour and he said he was 95% sure he was going to let me have the job. The only thing that really has him worried is that my heart was so set on moving, he’s scared Frank will one day say, “ Okay Hanna, move to NY now!” and off an away I go. Also that when Frank wants us to take a little vacation it won’t be as easy. (Not that it really ever was before.) I told him that if Frank were to request my moving to NY, he’d just have to wait. He had his opportunity to ask me and he didn’t, I just decided it would be something I’d do. Also, I CANNOT and WILL NOT plan my life around him. He may not even be in my life forever (which would probably kill me if he wasn’t,) so I have to take care of ME. Make sure my future is secure with and without him. I assured him Frank WANTED me to take the job so that when I do move to NY, I wont owe 10 banks every penny for the loan it took to get me there. My age also bothers him a little. I just turned 22 last Sunday and he’s worried I’ll grow tired of the job interfering in my “young” life. I also insisted I don’t even have a “young” life now. That I’ve been pretty grown up and unsocial for quite some time, but I know it will take some time to prove that my age has nothing to do with my ability to do the job. I know I can do it.

 

            The next day after another briefing, he welcomed me aboard. I’m really excited about the job, but I am scared too now. As it all sinks in and I realize there’s more to the managers’ job than just checking people in and out. But any new job is scary at first. I know once I get the hang of it I will be ok. It’s just getting to that point that is a little nerve wracking for me. But I will put my whole heart into being the best manager I can be. My employees will know that they’re appreciated for all the hard work that they do, and I will praise them for all the good work they do, and occasionally if need be, direct them in the right direction when they make mistakes. Just as I know Ish will do with me. But I want to be an honest, fair, good boss. I want to be respected and easy to get along with. Unlike our prior boss. I hope that’s how it goes anyway. I really do hope I can do a good job.

 

            I am going to stay on at SEMO and continue my bachelor’s degree. I will have to take a lot of night courses and online courses to make it happen though. But I know it can be done because other people have made it through college while having a career too.

 

            So that’s the big news. I am now the new manager of the hotel. =) Last night when I got home from work my mom and David cracked open a bottle of Champaign and cheered to my new promotion. It felt really good. I feel like I’ve really earned it.

 

            Frank has promised to come visit me since he’ll have more leeway with his job than I will, so that brings some comfort to me. After one year I will get 1 week’s paid vacation, and a 5% bonus if we meet or exceed our goal for a year. (From the day I start as a manager.) Lee usually averaged about $2500 for a bonus, or 3000 even one time. You know I’ll be pushin’ my desk clerks to bring in the good rates! Haha.

 

            Also my pay is like tripling. I wont be on the clock anymore, strictly salary, but that’s okay. I am here all the time anyway and don’t get paid for it. So now I will, lol. He’s even going to pay me what he’s paying Lee, which is pretty amazing considering I AM only 22 and don’t have two college degrees like she does. The only thing that sets me apart is I have more hotel experience than she had going into the management position. $500 a week sounds pretty good to me! Ish will have to send me to Parsipany New Jersey to go to our franchise management school. It’s only like a week or two long. (I looked it up on the map though and it&

rsquo;s only 20 miles outside NYC hee hee!) He has 90 days to send me…so pretty soon.

 

   Anyway, I guess that’s all. Frank and I are doing okay. He had a huge box of Godiva chocolates sent to my work for my birthday =) I am eating them VERY slowly to make them last, haha. Man….they are the best chocolates in the world. It’s hard to savor just one…