Last Splash

The gene pool could use a little Chlorine.

Thursday, 29 September 2005

See, I promised myself I wouldn't write about work, but it's my damn blog...what the hell is it for anyway? So, work is good. It's great, even. My boss is gone for six weeks on a temporary promotion, so I'm in charge. Seems great if you like *power trips* but then I sit down and realize, it's mine...for fourth quarter. Damn. So, what happens in December? What if she doesn't want the permanent position? I'm okay with that, because I'm patient. I will fight for what I want and the truth is, I don't WANT a new store. I want my store. I don't care if it's a longer drive, it's my staff, my schedules, my visuals, my numbers and charts and graphs (no, actually, those came with...). I know I sound me me me right now, but honestly, she's done a great job training me, and she's ready to move on. Other managers call me for advice, questions, to talk to their assistants, and I'm starting to make some connections throughout our district. My biggest fear? That she'll leave and my DM will hire a new manager because she's giving me whatever new store is opening in my area. But I don't want a new store. The new store will be closer to where I want to settle, yes, but it will be half the volume of mine. Loud sigh. Fourth quarter. A lot of pressure. We set ourselves a goal of 2.5M (a little more than 500K above last year) and I've got a million to go. Alone. It's my test. We'll see how bad I want it.