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So I'm working at my desk today, minding my own business, and my boss comes over and says, 'Can you come see me for 5 minutes in my office?' and I'm like, 'Sure.' and grab a pad and pen, thinking he's going to give me something to do.
I walk in and he closes the door and says, 'Have a seat.' and I'm like, 'Ummm.. okay.' and I'm getting nervous because he's kind of intimidating to begin with and I always get nervous when he does things like that (personally I think he knows he makes us nervous and does it to make us squirm for his entertainment LOL)
So I sit down and he says, 'So how're you doing?' and I say, 'I don't know, you tell me what's going on and I'll let you know.' and I see him put a piece of paper in front of him on the table that says, 'Personnel Action' and I'm thinking, 'Oh hell.. am I about to get fired or did I do something to get myself in trouble???'
He explained to me that he was giving me more responsibilities with the company (we had a talk a few weeks ago and I asked for more to do - I know.. crazy me can't stand to sit there with nothing to do, I get bored too easily). So anyway, he tells me that along with these new responsibilities comes a nice raise, like $3000/yr, because he had promised me he would try to get me more money during that earlier talk, and he said I do a great job and they want me to stay.
It made me feel so good, because there are days when I'm done doing what I'm supposed to do and I don't have anything to do and I kind of feel like I'm not pulling my weight, but I'm just an efficient person and get everything done fast, so it felt really good to hear that they thought I did a good job and didn't want to lose me. Him following through on his promise really showed me that he wanted to keep me there.
Sooooooo.. I GOT A RAISE! I GOT A RAISE! And it couldn't have come at a better time because with the stricture procedures I had to pay out of pocket for, I've been playing catch-up since February and I've been getting kind of frustrated with my money situation, the extra money will definitely help me getting caught back up.
Anyway, I just wanted to share.. I have to keep it kinda quiet at work so I had to try to hide my enthusiasm until I got home and could tell someone.
I walk in and he closes the door and says, 'Have a seat.' and I'm like, 'Ummm.. okay.' and I'm getting nervous because he's kind of intimidating to begin with and I always get nervous when he does things like that (personally I think he knows he makes us nervous and does it to make us squirm for his entertainment LOL)
So I sit down and he says, 'So how're you doing?' and I say, 'I don't know, you tell me what's going on and I'll let you know.' and I see him put a piece of paper in front of him on the table that says, 'Personnel Action' and I'm thinking, 'Oh hell.. am I about to get fired or did I do something to get myself in trouble???'
He explained to me that he was giving me more responsibilities with the company (we had a talk a few weeks ago and I asked for more to do - I know.. crazy me can't stand to sit there with nothing to do, I get bored too easily). So anyway, he tells me that along with these new responsibilities comes a nice raise, like $3000/yr, because he had promised me he would try to get me more money during that earlier talk, and he said I do a great job and they want me to stay.
It made me feel so good, because there are days when I'm done doing what I'm supposed to do and I don't have anything to do and I kind of feel like I'm not pulling my weight, but I'm just an efficient person and get everything done fast, so it felt really good to hear that they thought I did a good job and didn't want to lose me. Him following through on his promise really showed me that he wanted to keep me there.
Sooooooo.. I GOT A RAISE! I GOT A RAISE! And it couldn't have come at a better time because with the stricture procedures I had to pay out of pocket for, I've been playing catch-up since February and I've been getting kind of frustrated with my money situation, the extra money will definitely help me getting caught back up.
Anyway, I just wanted to share.. I have to keep it kinda quiet at work so I had to try to hide my enthusiasm until I got home and could tell someone.
love,
krissy
BB
What a great post! - you made my day with your great news!
Seriously though, I do find he's a little more social as I lose weight and start to look more 'normal'. He's always been a very good, considerate, respectful, cool boss, I don't ever see him doing anything like hitting on anyone. Thank God! :D
I can absolutely say without any qualms that I love my job and want nothing more than to stay there, and the money thing was making me second guess things, glad he took care of that for me.