Working It

I am working in a new position at work…aka promotion. After I applied for the supervisory spot on our team, I started to get flooded with ideas for improvement…and more fun for our team. We have an awesome make-up of skills and personalities, and we’re really fortunate that our personalities click. It’s better than just being cordial and professional because it makes for a great atmosphere.

I interviewed, which went perfectly. A few days later, I was offered and accepted the position. It was then that the buyer’s remorse hit. “Supervisor remorse”…I guess you could say. When I told Bryce, he was so excited for me, but I just was stuck in a funk. I kept asking myself, “What have I gotten myself into?” The team is in turmoil because of the undone projects left by the last person. The stress is very high at this time. And, finally, the new salary was very disappointing. Not much of a raise.

BUT, the position is a really good growing opportunity for me. Plus my team completely supports me. After my night of regret, I got to work the next morning and had a fantastic day. There is so much to do, and my days just fly by. The most fun part so far for me is the rewards I can offer my team: movie tickets, bonus merit pay, lunch, time off, and the like. They don’t expect that stuff at all because our last boss rarely gave it out…except a few lunches. So today I get to give out two movie tickets to each team member. I also wrote each one a personal thank you.