I finally finished the huge report that was due and readied myself for the big showdown: Telling my boss if I don't get a raise then I don't want the position. After asking about the increase she gave me the news: 10% increase in pay. Hot damn! This chica is going shopping! After I pay off a couple of bills, that is. Still, it's incentive enough for me to keep doing this job for the moment. Feel free to bookmark this rant and send it to me when I come to my senses and wonder why I ever stayed... :p

The reclassification was approved so I will be starting in my new position on December 12th. I am waiting to finish the huge report before asking about the raise. When I walked into work yesterday I expected the usual cold shoulder from my boss. What I got was a VERY cheerful, "Odessa! Welcome back!" I stared at her for a moment, waiting for her to start in on me for being sick. When that didn't happen I said, "Wow. I expected you to throw a shoe at my head or something." She ignored me and continued to be cheerful. Later on she asked what Jake and I were doing on Sunday and if we would like to go to a party at her house. I felt two emotions at once. First I felt like I was finally going to sit at the big peoples' table, then dirty for wanting to. It's moving over from Us VS Them mindset into the Them VS Us. Now I know why my boss had reservations. It's a huge change. You can't be chatty with the people you're going to supervise. Don't get me wrong, I have no intentions of donning leather and becoming a dominatrix (sorry, Pos). But these guys are a tough group and always look for an angle to work against you with. I learned from the supervisor who's leaving that being nice doesn't cut it. They were so hell bent on being hard asses that they didn't see how much she fought for them. They're going to when she leaves, that's for sure. *cracks knuckles* ... ew.