Saturday, November 14, 2009
Weight Watchers
Athan & I weighed Lucy today and she weighs 35 pounds!! She's lost five pounds since Feb/Mar when she was last at the vet, and four pounds since we weighed her in August!! This is extremely exciting considering the vet said she is supposed to weigh around 25 pounds. I just want her to get to 30 because she is naturally voluptuous :) Aaaaand also I just bought her fancy gluten-free dog food. If you can't tell she is one very loved beagle.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Come On Baby, Give Me a Promotion
Please read above title to the tune of "The Locomotion." I know I am a loser but I have been working 12 hour days this week and it made me feel clever when I thought of it.
Tomorrow is a big day. It is my interview for a promotion. The job that I would get if I do get the promotion is probably one of the most important roles at work. Due to tons of middle management and the general "please shoot me" look I get when I try to explain working for a major fiber optic cable company, just think of it as the UltraMiddleMan. This job is the only link between about 5 different departments. The person in this job does everything.
There are about a million reasons why I want this job but here are the top three:
1. My current department is being downsized. That dreaded word. Someone got fired this week and based on the lack of papers sitting in my file right now, I can't say I'm terribly confident my boss's boss isn't going to wonder why we have 2 copyeditors.
2. The promotion comes along with a huge salary increase, meaning I would be able to quit my second job, meaning I would be back to regular work hours. Also the benefits are crazy. 3 weeks paid vacation. Yes please.
3. Experience. This job encompasses so many things I could apply it to pretty much any other job I will ever want in my life. So many doors would be open.
Buuuuuuut the competition is really tough. They are interviewing outside candidates (people not already affiliated with the company), other people on my current job level (specifically the only other person my age, who I also interviewed against for my current job...but more on that later) and people from Corporate. Which is in New York. And yes I capitalized corporate for effect. Like it's big and scary.
I'd like to think I have a legitimate shot. I mean I know all the people in the department already and have done jobs for them and also created their current job-planning system/tool. What scares me is the other girl my age. She is super nice and a really good worker, so I am kind of afraid. The reason she works there even though she didn't get my job is because they hired her to cover for someone on maternity leave, and they really liked her, so now they are trying to find a job for her so they can keep her. Here is the ironic thing though. My job is not full time - her temp position was. Temping also gave her a lot of skills and know-how that will be great for the promotion. If she gets it and I do not, I can't help but be upset because it doesn't seem fair, in the grand scheme of life and whatnot, that by not getting a job she wanted, she ended up with a way better deal than the person who did get the job. And even though I said that, I would be happy for her if she got it and I didn't because it's not like they'd be taking my job away (for now at least!) and I like working with her. I would just be in awe of my really shitty luck.
If I don't get the promotion, I am strongly considering moving back to VA. Not to NOVA though (that probably will never happen) but to Richmond or Newport News. The economy in NC is still terrible and if they do end up chopping up my department, I'll be hard pressed to find something else here.
I guess I will have to wait and see how it goes! I'm nervous and excited and trying to figure out what to wear. I'm going to a bar tonight with some friends and Athan to at least take my mind off of it. I wish I could just get drunk and not physically be able to think about it, but I don't think showing up tomorrow hungover and smelling like Miller High Life would properly showcase my talents to the interview panel.
Tomorrow is a big day. It is my interview for a promotion. The job that I would get if I do get the promotion is probably one of the most important roles at work. Due to tons of middle management and the general "please shoot me" look I get when I try to explain working for a major fiber optic cable company, just think of it as the UltraMiddleMan. This job is the only link between about 5 different departments. The person in this job does everything.
There are about a million reasons why I want this job but here are the top three:
1. My current department is being downsized. That dreaded word. Someone got fired this week and based on the lack of papers sitting in my file right now, I can't say I'm terribly confident my boss's boss isn't going to wonder why we have 2 copyeditors.
2. The promotion comes along with a huge salary increase, meaning I would be able to quit my second job, meaning I would be back to regular work hours. Also the benefits are crazy. 3 weeks paid vacation. Yes please.
3. Experience. This job encompasses so many things I could apply it to pretty much any other job I will ever want in my life. So many doors would be open.
Buuuuuuut the competition is really tough. They are interviewing outside candidates (people not already affiliated with the company), other people on my current job level (specifically the only other person my age, who I also interviewed against for my current job...but more on that later) and people from Corporate. Which is in New York. And yes I capitalized corporate for effect. Like it's big and scary.
I'd like to think I have a legitimate shot. I mean I know all the people in the department already and have done jobs for them and also created their current job-planning system/tool. What scares me is the other girl my age. She is super nice and a really good worker, so I am kind of afraid. The reason she works there even though she didn't get my job is because they hired her to cover for someone on maternity leave, and they really liked her, so now they are trying to find a job for her so they can keep her. Here is the ironic thing though. My job is not full time - her temp position was. Temping also gave her a lot of skills and know-how that will be great for the promotion. If she gets it and I do not, I can't help but be upset because it doesn't seem fair, in the grand scheme of life and whatnot, that by not getting a job she wanted, she ended up with a way better deal than the person who did get the job. And even though I said that, I would be happy for her if she got it and I didn't because it's not like they'd be taking my job away (for now at least!) and I like working with her. I would just be in awe of my really shitty luck.
If I don't get the promotion, I am strongly considering moving back to VA. Not to NOVA though (that probably will never happen) but to Richmond or Newport News. The economy in NC is still terrible and if they do end up chopping up my department, I'll be hard pressed to find something else here.
I guess I will have to wait and see how it goes! I'm nervous and excited and trying to figure out what to wear. I'm going to a bar tonight with some friends and Athan to at least take my mind off of it. I wish I could just get drunk and not physically be able to think about it, but I don't think showing up tomorrow hungover and smelling like Miller High Life would properly showcase my talents to the interview panel.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
I Take My Cues from iGoogle
My horoscope today:
Your recent exploration of the more serious side of life isn't over, but now you need to have some fun. You might even feel as if you are making up for lost time as you reconnect with your inner child. Give yourself permission to be playfully creative and express yourself spontaneously today, yet be aware that you cannot avoid the real issues in your life that need to be addressed. But don't be impatient; the bigger changes you seek will take time to unfold.
Pretty sure it is telling me to go get drunk at Fast Lane tonight and stop worrying about whether or not I am going to get the promotion I applied for. Done.
Your recent exploration of the more serious side of life isn't over, but now you need to have some fun. You might even feel as if you are making up for lost time as you reconnect with your inner child. Give yourself permission to be playfully creative and express yourself spontaneously today, yet be aware that you cannot avoid the real issues in your life that need to be addressed. But don't be impatient; the bigger changes you seek will take time to unfold.
Pretty sure it is telling me to go get drunk at Fast Lane tonight and stop worrying about whether or not I am going to get the promotion I applied for. Done.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
I Need to Get This Off My Chest
"Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus SUCKS. It is the absolute worst fucking song I have ever had the displeasure of being subjected to. Seriously. I cannot believe it is popular. I'm no music snob and I like cute & catchy silly songs as much as the next girl, but this is terrible. Also why do adult women like Miley Cyrus?! She was created for tweens! Liking things you see on Disney Channel is NOT COOL if you are 20+. Let the 10-12 year olds have her.