So I finally got a (psuedo) promotion. I took on an "acting" manager position while another person is on maternity leave. All my career (until fairly recently) I did NOT want to go into management. But, when I got closer to the top of my pay scale - I reconsidered.
Today was my first day.
I managed to get barely any real work done. It's no wonder the managers stay so late - they do that so they can actually do something. And it's not like we're answering questions all the time (though, I do have three new people on my team - and no experienced staff on my team - so I do get questions...but that's the fun part.) It's the meetings. Meetings about meetings. Premeetings to discuss meeting that never even happen. Meetings to discuss changes to the organization - that may or may not ever come to fruition.
They started at 9 and went till lunch. They started at 1 and went to 4:15. In between I answered two emails and was never able to get online to check my gmail. sad.
Though being thrown in at full speed will definitely get me the experience that I was looking for. And might just reinforce my previous stance of never wanting to be a manager. :)
In other news, I got cute new glasses. Two different pairs from two different places. More on that in a week or two.
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Meetings about meetings and meetings... welcome to my life!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Work=blah...new glasses though? Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!!!
heh heh...the joys of management at the State...MEETINGS!!!!
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