My boss called me into her office yesterday to tell me that she was giving me a promotion. We talked about it for a while and then she asked me to write out my duties so that she could submit it for approval. Apparently I still have to wait for them to agree to reclassify me. She also said that she didn't know if the reclassification would give me a pay raise. That seriously blows. Why give me all this added responsibility if you aren't going to pay me for it?

She also talked to me about how I should not be chit chatty with the coworkers (the other AAs) so that they can accept me in this pseudo supervisor role. I agreed with her on that. I've never been accepted into their little clique so we have always kept our distance. I wonder how they'll treat me now? At best they were pleasant when they needed something from me. It didn't matter much because I'm there to work. I look for friendship on my own dime. The one AA who gets under my skin is going to be a challenge. Hopefully my boss can keep her at bay.

I will find out within the next two weeks, so keep your fingers crossed. If it's a yes then a start my new role December 12th. Oh joy, oh rapture. All I can say is that they'd better pay me more....

The new supervisor turned in her one month notice this week. I don't blame her. The people she had to supervise gave her hell from day one. They were upset that their old boss was booted out and wanted my boss to know it. Funny thing is, they didn't do anything but hurt themselves. The new gal tried to stand up for them and make things easier. She spent her days helping them to stay ahead while putting her duties on the back burner. Now they're going to have to be responsible for their own work and face my boss' wrath if they continue to slack off. In short: they fucked up.

After she put in her notice she asked me if I read her resignation email. I said yes and she looked at me and smiled. Then she said, "I covered your ass. When the boss said she didn't know how she was going to find another supervisor with my qualifications I told her she didn't have to. She had the perfect person for the job sitting right outside her door. That she should promote you, give you my responsibilities and take over the supervising part. She agreed." I was blown away. I thanked her and commented that I wasn't going to hold my breath on it. She said that if the boss doesnt do it by the time she leaves to call her up.

Later on that day my friend asked me about the position. Then the IT guy called and asked. Apparently my boss had talked to them about it. The next day my other friend tried to give me the heads up on some very cool news. It would seem she's been talking to everyone about it BUT me. As great as a promotion would be I can't help but be annoyed that she didn't feel comfortable talking to me about it. I can see her not wanting to get my hopes up, but this talking to everyone else about it is rubbing me raw. I'm just waiting for the janitor to ask me what I think about my new position.