I WAS OFFERED A JOB PROMOTION... it would take me to an IT Analyst III position. There are many people that have been working many years that are still waiting for that opportunity. I bet you have just one question… what was my decision?!!?!!?!!
Well, let me tell you. When I first heard it, I of course said yes, sign me up. My boss wanted me to think about it a little though. I must say, I'm glad he did. I have something for you all to think about. When does your career become just a paycheck? When does it really become work and not a growth opportunity? When does it not become fun anymore? It gets that way when you don't enjoy walking in the door… when you find it hard to wake-up and not hit the snooze, not because you're tired, but because you HATE work with passion, vengeance, and FURR-RIOUS anger. I'm glad I turned down that job, that was where I saw myself for the next couple years before they decided that I would go somewhere else. ("They" would be the Succession Planning Group, the ones to look for positions to move High Potential Employees.) I know I guess I was hoping that I was on the "List"… as one of the chosen. I just really like what I'm doing now, and didn't really want to be on-call 24-7 as the one-accountable person for the Infrastructure for the facility. Huge responsibility, visibility, growth opportunity, and pay increase…. I turned it down… I only had 24 hours to think about it. I'm not worried, their will be other opportunities. I want to get my MBA anyway.