This week...

This week I was finally given a timeline on the changes in my job. I am going back to an hourly Customer Service rep from being a Team leader in the same group. I need this change so badly. I am a perfectionist by nature and I can't stand doing anything half way. My boss and I came to the conclusion that I wasn't working out in the position after 2 years at the same time. We were trying to figure out how to approach one another and finally we just did. I am relieved that they are letting me step down. It's a lower wage, but not if you count the fact I was working 60 or more hours a week as Salaried. :) We've been kind of floating along since we made the decision, but now They have hired my replacement and I will be hourly in 5 weeks. I am so excited!
Today I got a call from the Director of Consumer Services for our client. She wanted to be sure I was ok with the changes. She said that if they had let me go because I needed a change in responsibilities, that they wouldn't be happy with the outcome. She said she doesn't want to risk losing me because of what I bring to the table. I have worked for this woman for 10 years now and have known she is one of the finest people I have ever met, but I never really understood my worth in the eyes of my client before now. It was an amazing moment. I was also told that there are some good things in the works for me. I am amazingly blessed!
I also had a visit from Mom. When I got to work Monday morning, right in the middle of my desk chair was a small white feather. I hadn't been to my desk and I don't have anything out at home yet with little white feathers in it. I now have a little white Angel feather on my Mom's picture at my desk. :)