Grateful for: work
Back to some gratitude (I’m going to have to extend that as I didn’t write one every day!)
I’m grateful for my job. I signed on permanently this month, with no probationary period, so I’m officially full-time now. There was a bit of a last minute flap over salary and I am not as wealthy as I had hoped (still not netting a whole lot after expenses, if you count daycare against my salary - but see, future earnings). Instead I have more vacation, though, so that’s a good.
This is what I like most about my job so far, besides the overall excitement that what we’re doing is looking like it might succeed: everyone wants to do a good job. When I ask for something like a file, I get it. When I ask someone for information, they find out for me. Although I have not gotten to do much editing or writing yet, my opinion is solicited and generally respected for what it is (that is, if I’m wrong, people say so, but not like they’re talking to an idiot.)
I feel like my experience and expertise is valued, by people who care. I had some of that at my old job, for sure, but not for a while. I am finding out that I know more than I thought I knew too, and that’s a heady trip. Until I find out I don’t know a thing about x and then I sniffle a lot (metaphorically). In a year or two I hope to get rid of the sniffling.
These pictures are from my current office, which will morph all too soon into a tiny wee little cubicle, but I have enjoyed it a lot in the meantime (as you may or may not be able to see, Lyr decorated it). It’s really helped with the transition back to full time to have a space where I could wriggle around without worrying that I was bothering people.
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