3/18/05

This has been a good week. My master plan began to come together on Monday. As I mentioned back in January, I’ve been trying to get my boss to give me a promotion (or at least significant raise) without demanding it or threatening to leave. I sat him down in January to discuss my position and future, expectations, etc. That seemed to go pretty well, but I had to follow through on it. A few weeks later I matter of factly mentioned that he ought to know I’m looking for a second job because money is beyond tight. No response from that, but that’s okay. I went to a couple of toastmasters meetings and made sure to leave lots of toastmasters paperwork on my desk. I haven’t actually joined yet, but I will. It still scares me to death, but that’s another story.

On Monday this week was my annual performance review. It looks like I played my cards right because he wants to change my title and adjust my compensation above and beyond the normal annual raise. It sounded like he had taken our January meeting and really thought about it. He definitely got the message, and the beauty of it is that it was like it he had thought of it all himself. I never had to ask, but I had made him come to the same conclusions that I had. He already knew my performance review would go well, but it wasn’t until I showed him my perspective on my position that he had any reason to think that’s all I needed. Now he is determined to make sure I know how important I am there, that I am on par with the rest of my teammates and that I get recognition for what I do. I’ve been waiting 5 years for this.

But I can’t just rest on my laurels now. He made it abundantly clear that his expectations are inevitably higher now. That’s to be expected since I kept them pretty low out of laziness for so long.

I’m fine with all the nakedness in the locker room now but with one exception. I can’t stand how some men insist on shaving naked. There is just no call for that. Get naked, shower, get dressed or at least wrap a towel. How difficult is that?? Keep your naked shaving at home. It really bugged me yesterday because I was forced to reach around one of them to get to the damn paper towels.

*Edit*

There are three sinks, and he chose the one right by the paper towels. It happened again today.