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foxmonkeyHaven't updated in a bit because I've got a cold and I feel like *hell.* Throat hurts, head hurts, I'm coughing, sneezing...ugh. It's been six days now, and I can't imagine I'll be feeling better tomorrow. Waaah! I wanna be well!
I have a friend who's going to freak when I tell her about my promotion. She's always been competitive with the people she's worked with, and when they move on to different jobs, she immediately wants to find out how much they're making, or what their new job level/grade is - and how much higher it is than hers. I'll be about six grades higher than she is, and I *know* this is going to be weird, at least at first.
I haven't told her yet because it isn't official, and where I work, things can get ugly quickly when someone jumps so many grades immediately. It's a very political, kinda backstabby atmosphere if you let it get to you, which I don't. Let people complain/bitch all they want - my little area does a *hell* of a lot of work, and the stress is unbelievable at times. I'll be content to go in my office and shut the door, once I get my office. But back to my friend.
I REALLY want to tell her now, to kind of soften the blow before the formal announcement, but another person is getting the same promotion that I am, and my friend will have a royally major bitch fit when she finds out about that. So, here I am, wanting to tell my friend, but can't because she'll go ballistic when she finds out about my colleague - and I do mean ballistic. She may even go to the Personnel department about it, and at the least, will start telling other people, "You won't believe what I just heard..." and then it will be out, and I'll get in MAJOR shit for telling her in the first place. And if I *don't* tell her, she'll be upset later when she finds out that I've known for a week or two and didn't tell her (and trust her to keep her mouth shut). Double ugh.
Gotta suck it up and deal, and just wait until I'm formally allowed to talk about it. Oy, my head hurts. :-(
I have a friend who's going to freak when I tell her about my promotion. She's always been competitive with the people she's worked with, and when they move on to different jobs, she immediately wants to find out how much they're making, or what their new job level/grade is - and how much higher it is than hers. I'll be about six grades higher than she is, and I *know* this is going to be weird, at least at first.
I haven't told her yet because it isn't official, and where I work, things can get ugly quickly when someone jumps so many grades immediately. It's a very political, kinda backstabby atmosphere if you let it get to you, which I don't. Let people complain/bitch all they want - my little area does a *hell* of a lot of work, and the stress is unbelievable at times. I'll be content to go in my office and shut the door, once I get my office. But back to my friend.
I REALLY want to tell her now, to kind of soften the blow before the formal announcement, but another person is getting the same promotion that I am, and my friend will have a royally major bitch fit when she finds out about that. So, here I am, wanting to tell my friend, but can't because she'll go ballistic when she finds out about my colleague - and I do mean ballistic. She may even go to the Personnel department about it, and at the least, will start telling other people, "You won't believe what I just heard..." and then it will be out, and I'll get in MAJOR shit for telling her in the first place. And if I *don't* tell her, she'll be upset later when she finds out that I've known for a week or two and didn't tell her (and trust her to keep her mouth shut). Double ugh.
Gotta suck it up and deal, and just wait until I'm formally allowed to talk about it. Oy, my head hurts. :-(
