praised
I spend the majority of my time trying to work towards being something more. I am in college, always writing, reading and readying myself for some unknown opportunity that I’m hopeful will come. I am hard on myself, I am working on myself, I am molding myself. I am a work in progress and I’m always focused on the work that yet remains. I NEVER blog about work, except to say I go to work. That’s a given. However, recently a new position was posted and it’s gotten a lot of buzz, mostly because most of the people I work with have far far less seniority or “time in” than I do. The average is 2 years. I’ve been working at the same company for over 5 years. There hasn’t been much growth within the company in the past 2 years so it’s nice to see some changes and job additions lately. I am often hard on myself, push myself, and rarely do I ever let up….I feel I’ve wasted a decade of my life being lost…and I need to make up for it. I never stop and realize how much I’ve done for myself in the last 5+ years.
Recently one of my co-workers asked me about the buzz gaining job etc. She’s hopeful that our collective boss will apply for that job so that I can apply for our boss’s job and in essence be her boss. This had to be one of the most flattering emails I’ve ever received. Not just that she thinks I can do the job but that she would want me to be her boss..and not because we’re pals, we’re not…just because she respects me. I suppose I’ve learend something in all these management courses afterall.
She wrote me an email that stated:
From: Michelle
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:35 PM
To: Kristy
Yeah I was just wondering if you thought J. might go for it and then maybe you could be the ops manager! J From: Kristy
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:36 PM
To: Michelle
She may go for it……lol you want me to be your boss??? Really??? From: Michelle
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:37 PM
To: Kristy
Yes really, I think that you are fair, even tempered, and intelligent enough to make a great manager. I’m sure there’s lots more to it than that but every employee should feel like they are treated fair and that their boss has an even temper and is smart enough for the job.
you rock!
i’m just thinking.. arn’t you working there so that you can go to college and aquire a job somewhere eles? i mean.. shouldn’t someone who is planning on staying with this company apply for a job as a manager, or ‘boss’. idk, just sayin’
anyways, i talked to dad about the phone. if he hasn’t talked to you yet, you should call him yourself. he’s not good at remembering things.
What a wonderful email!