#work promotion

[cannaxkitten]

Did I tell you guys about my promotion?!! I pretty much do everything and nothing. It’s fun lol

[mbrainspaz]

honestly I did not necessarily want to be the manager at my job but that is what they hired me for and they did shoot themselves in the foot by instead giving the job to the taller, more conventionally attractive man with the worse ADHD coping skills (me being the shorter girly-faced man with slightly better coping skills). The instant they did this I could've told them, "Within a month he will be showing up to work 1-2 hours late because there will be no one to tell him off, all of the boarders will be fighting and leaving messes for us to clean up because he can't stand up to anyone, hazardous debris will be scattered everywhere because he's always breaking and tinkering with things and he's too distracted to clean up after himself, all of our equipment will end up broken or missing because he does not respect or clean his gear, the other employees will get away with anything because they also walk all over him—seriously even before they picked a manager I was directing him through daily tasks, and trust in the staff as a whole will continue to drop." I know this because I know what it's like to work with ADHD and I've managed the consequences of it for my whole life! And damn if that isn't exactly where we are now. Who'd have thunk it? That when they chose a manager based on how manly and charming he is instead of actual capability and experience it would backfire?! I get that he looks more confident while leading horses around because he's 6ft tall and has a beard, but he came here from working on an assembly line and I literally came from running my own financially successful stable. AAAAAAAH! And now I have to tiptoe around him every damn day and nudge here and pull strings there instead of ever getting to directly tackle issues that I could actually resolve if I were in his place. What I wouldn't give to just be in a position to say, "hey man, you're throwing everything off by showing up an hour late every day. Stop doing that. And the horses should've been blanketed last night because it was in the 30's," instead of, "hey I'm sorry to butt in but the horses probably shouldn't be fed 1-2 hours late every sunday, right? That's not what you want to be doing, because of many reasons, right? Also I double-checked with the boarders and they have requested once again that we do not let their horses shiver all night." And why did they really pick him over me? It wasn't just the gender stuff—the big boss also disliked me because I was too opinionated, better at this business than she was, and too good at standing my ground when she tried to bully and gaslight me. Which like... ARE GOOD TRAITS FOR A MANAGER TO HAVE

[kateshappyplants]

Very exciting life update! Not only was I accepted into college back around October, but registration is coming up fast and I got all my classes picked out! I just have to wait for my registration day until it is all set in stone.

Second is that work is good and thankfully my boss who was being such a pain the whole time I kept talking about school before, is finally working with me so I can get all my classes done when they need to be done! I also got a promotion here at work before Christmas so that's also very exciting! (I don't think I ever posted about that before)

Last but not least (and I'm saying it on here cuz I know I don't have family following me here) my fiance and I are finally moving out on our own! Our move in date is around June 27th and it needs to come faster!!! We are both very excited and have gotten most of the things we need so our list of apartment essentials is almost done!

Also also! My fiance got a new job as of yesterday that pays better than his job that he left today and that for sure is going to help us with life stuff!

All in all, life has been very hectic and will continue to be but I am finally able to say that life is starting to head in the right direction. I couldn't be happier and I just can't wait to see what else happens!

[coolleen-was-taken]

It’s 3am. I was promoted to shift lead 2 days ago, and the imposter syndrome is stronk (and keeping me awake).

The bosslady hasn’t put out the “Congrats to the applicants who got the promotions!” email (I was not the only one; we had a few vacancies) (I think she’s waiting for one more thing to be finalized before she can officially announce it). But that, combined with the fact that my official Lead shirt hasn’t come in (read: I still have the same uniform as all the other entry-level employees but I’m expected to send people on their breaks with gentle authority) makes me feel very out of place and also bitchy when they don’t seem to know why *I*, of all people, am telling them I’ll cover their register for their 10 even though they don’t actually wanna go on their 10 at all.

Like, I only think a handful of the 30-ish employees even know I applied for the position. Maybe eight people know and/or suspect that I got the job. 5 of those know FOR SURE, and 3 of those 5 figured it out when I was being trained on how to do a till check (something the entry-level folks don’t learn).

I am uncomfy.

And I feel like I’m not as quick of a learner as I should be.

[science-dragon92]

Hard work pays off!

[fahrenheit-41]

With a spirited hop, I leapt into the old lifted Jeep and pulled the loose door shut.  I tossed the keys onto the dashboard and popped open the glove box to pull out my phone.  With news so wonderful, you had to be the first to know -- you were the first I wanted to know.  There was a sudden pause while typing out the excited little paragraph.  Your name glowed in the blue-screen light, and so did the last time we spoke.  Months ago, and even longer since we last saw each other.  I leaned my head back against the faded cloth seat as tears rolled down my cheeks.  Lips quivering into a smile, I knew you were busy.  I knew you found a better someone to draw in the window fog with, and a better someone to walk beside.  Glancing once more at your name glowing in the blue-screen light, I deleted the joyful little paragraph.  Taking off my name tag I placed it in the passenger seat with my phone, and picked the keys up off the dashboard.  In the empty parking lot the old Jeep started up.  Headlights flicking on, it was time to head home.

An excerpt from an unfinished journal entry

[lonelypearl]

Life update: 

It feels like a new chapter is starting filled with new and exciting challenges. God I hope the fall doesn't hurt.