the jenni chronicles

I can NOT believe how much I have learned in just two weeks 

Last Monday girl#2 was let go by the company.  We all sort of know it was going to happen, I mean she had already put in her notice and then the next day took a vacation to Las Vegas.  So not only was out supervisor no longer there to help us out, we were totally on our own; three of us doing the jobs of five!   

I have never had to learn so much in such a short period of time at a job.  It has been exhilarating and exciting, running on pure adrenaline trying to get everything done correctly and at the same time trying to take the time to learn how.  By the end of the day I am exhausted though.  Last week I crashed on the couch a couple of times right after work.  It has been my excuse to go to bed early, I really need my brain power now! 

The new dynamic of the office is fantastic too.  Before the firings there was a huge rift between the two groups of girls.  Now that the two of them are gone the office seems so much more happy and bright.  There is no tension lingering in the air, no cliques, no one feels held back.  Now we are finally a team, and we work together really well.   

We decided together that we didn’t want such defined boundaries around what each of us does anymore.  We have decided that we all have a hand in everything.  That way we each know what is going on at all times, and I think it should have been that way from the beginning but that is not the way the office has been run in the past. I personally feel so much more free now.  I don’t feel so held down and held back from learning new things about my job.  Before it was so regulated and compartmentalized that no one seemed to be going anywhere, no one moved up because they weren’t permitted to.  That has all changed. 

My boss has already offered me a permanent position and a raise once my contract is up with the temp agency in a week.  He made it clear to me that he loves what I have been doing, and has told me so a few times in the last couple weeks.  That felt so great. 

One thing that made me smile: last Friday the president of the company wandered down from corporate headquarters and into the doorway of the office.  He has always been a thing of legend to me because you rarely see him around.  He stood there and smiled the biggest smile at all three of us and said “you know I don’t think I’ve seen you all smile like this in a long long time…” we all sort of giggled and agreed.  “You know I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, I’m so glad you girls are here and you are doing a great job” wow…What an honor, you know? 

Ahhh, that made us all feel about ten feet tall.  That’s what it’s all about.

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