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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 21:06:43 GMT
I had a 2.5 hour meeting with my boss today. As you know I took a new position three weeks ago and I've felt a bit like I'm floundering. My coworker is out on an extended leave. My boss is a very busy man and is relatively new in his position and that leaves me with one person who has never worked my position but has been plugging holes in our office for the past few months. What this means is that a lot of institutional knowledge isn't there. And I have felt like instead of being trained to do my job, I am working at using my past experience and my boss's vision to kind of shape it into how I want it to be.
On one hand it's a good thing. It's challenging me and I'm making progress. Slow but steady. On the other hand it sure would be nice if I had a resource and that's been a little tough.
But he said today that I was doing a good job. And that made me feel good. I still have some troubles in working a full week due to my loss. So when I'm there I'm really trying to push the pedal to the floor. But I'm learning it's really not so bad learning as I go and defining things for myself. Autonomy is a really good thing in a job. And I can finally say, this was the career move I know I needed.
I just needed to share that I'm so glad I took this job. It's hard, but hard is what I needed.
Now please brag. About yourself. About your kids. About your career. About whatever is going right for you. I want to pat you on the back.
Or even tell me a story of you taking a leap and it working out just the way it was supposed to. I would love to hear that too.
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Post by gar on Jun 21, 2022 21:10:40 GMT
We’ll done to you! 😊
My DD got the job she interviewed for last week. It’ll be her return to work after having her baby November and I’m thrilled she got the role she wanted 😊 And my other DD owns a bar with her DH and it’s just won a local award for best bar, voted for by the residents of our county 😊
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 21:14:54 GMT
We’ll done to you! 😊 My DD got the job she interviewed for last week. It’ll be her return to work after having her baby November and I’m thrilled she got the role she wanted 😊 And my other DD owns a bar with her DH and it’s just won a local award for best bar, voted for by the residents of our county 😊 Yes! Proud mom moments for both your kiddos. I hope the one that got the new job finds it fulfilling and doesn't have too big an adjustment to going back to work after baby. And how cool would it be to own a bar and have that bar be voted one of the best? My cousin owns an upscale liquor store. Not the same thing as a bar. But she is rocking it. Just doing amazing things and giving back to her community. It's nice to hear that your DD is doing so well with her small business.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 21, 2022 21:19:07 GMT
We're hosting a small wedding on Saturday and I still like my husband. Does that count? Haha. The kitchen guy is here installing some moldings and toe kicks that had to re reordered and one of them will have to be reordered again. I don't care. It's 99.9% done.
OP, congrats. I've only had one job where I just felt unprepared a lot. It was stressful. Some days my boss was very understanding and others he wasn't. It probably didn't help that he'd say he wanted one thing one day and another day said he didn't say what he'd said. Luckily my teammate was my old principal and we'd just look at each other and raise an eyebrow.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 21:22:16 GMT
We're hosting a small wedding on Saturday and I still like my husband. Does that count? Haha. The kitchen guy is here installing some moldings and toe kicks that had to re reordered and one of them will have to be reordered again. I don't care. It's 99.9% done. OP, congrats. I've only had one job where I just felt unprepared a lot. It was stressful. Some days my boss was very understanding and others he wasn't. It probably didn't help that he'd say he wanted one thing one day and another day said he didn't say what he'd said. Luckily my teammate was my old principal and we'd just look at each other and raise an eyebrow. You have the patience of a saint living through a kitchen remodel and then having a wedding at the tail end of it.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 21, 2022 21:26:56 GMT
We're hosting a small wedding on Saturday and I still like my husband. Does that count? Haha. The kitchen guy is here installing some moldings and toe kicks that had to re reordered and one of them will have to be reordered again. I don't care. It's 99.9% done. OP, congrats. I've only had one job where I just felt unprepared a lot. It was stressful. Some days my boss was very understanding and others he wasn't. It probably didn't help that he'd say he wanted one thing one day and another day said he didn't say what he'd said. Luckily my teammate was my old principal and we'd just look at each other and raise an eyebrow. You have the patience of a saint living through a kitchen remodel and then having a wedding at the tail end of it. To be fair, we had the kitchen remodel scheduled long before the wedding. That was just an ask about 7 weeks ago. Really made us get our butts in gear and make a ton of outdoor improvements very quickly. Will be nice to just enjoy the back yard since we did about a year's worth of improvements outside in the last 2 months. And I am so not a patient person in general, so I am very proud of myself.
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Post by Jockscrap on Jun 21, 2022 21:32:44 GMT
Lovely idea for a thread. Great to hear all your brags
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2022 21:41:39 GMT
You are such an inspiration to me. To all of us here I'm sure. But I find myself thinking about you and your struggles and challenges and how you gracefully lean into them. Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing with all of us. I strive to be more like you.
My tiny brag is that I saw a good friend today for the first time in months. I've been going through some rough things at home but I am trying my best to lean into them with grace. And have the attitude of "it is what it is" and just live in the moment. I've never been able to do that. She told me today that I was glowing. I've worked really hard to get here. And to have a good friend validate that for me, made me feel so proud of myself.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 21:52:09 GMT
You are such an inspiration to me. To all of us here I'm sure. But I find myself thinking about you and your struggles and challenges and how you gracefully lean into them. Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing with all of us. I strive to be more like you. My tiny brag is that I saw a good friend today for the first time in months. I've been going through some rough things at home but I am trying my best to lean into them with grace. And have the attitude of "it is what it is" and just live in the moment. I've never been able to do that. She told me today that I was glowing. I've worked really hard to get here. And to have a good friend validate that for me, made me feel so proud of myself. You are way too kind to me. ❤️ I am so glad to hear that you are dealing so constructively with whatever is challenging you that you are glowing. What a nice compliment! Clearly you are doing something right and it shows. You should be very proud of yourself.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Jun 21, 2022 21:53:00 GMT
Yay for so much goodness! Y'all are amazing. Mine is also work-related. The non-profit I work for has an annual conference, and I work as part of the team that plans it (I do a lot of different stuff related to it). We currently have over 5,000 registrants, and last week, we exceeded the amount we needed to make our budget (y'know, all the fun bills that come with planning a huge event). Last year, it took us til we were 2.5 weeks out to make what we needed to, and this year, we hit it at 5.5 weeks out and registration is open for just under another month. I'm hopeful that the numbers will keep going up, and we will have a really good year. (Fingers crossed.)
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Post by Anita on Jun 21, 2022 21:54:40 GMT
I'm so glad you are leaning in to your new job.
My brag is pretty minor...I've had an incredibly stressful 8 months or so to the point that I all but stopped exercising and starting eating crap again. Despite not wanting to at all, I've forced myself to get on my treadmill the past few days and I am already in a better frame of mind. I've stopped eating sugar again, and I will be even better once I re-lose this weight I put back on. And I'm trying not to be too hard on myself for regaining this weight because this has been one hell of an 8 months.
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Post by stargazer on Jun 21, 2022 22:09:12 GMT
Loving reading all of these positive things. You guys rock!
I have a work related one too: although I have worked as a full time teacher for 7 years (earning my BA in 3 years during that time too), yesterday I finally achieved qualified teacher status (QTS) which means I am no longer an ‘unqualified teacher’. It makes no difference to the job I do (I do it all and more already!) but it will make a difference to the pay I get (I think my head was rather surprised that I launched straight into that negotiation but they’ve worked me very hard as a cheap resource for several years; you’d better believe I advocated for myself straight away) but it does make a difference to how I feel knowing that I am a “real” teacher now.
DH is keen for me to move to a different school now & he’s probably right about that (he’s usually right 🙄😉) but for now I’m just enjoying achieving this.
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Post by gar on Jun 21, 2022 22:15:44 GMT
My cousin owns an upscale liquor store. Not the same thing as a bar. But she is rocking it. Just doing amazing things and giving back to her community. It's nice to hear that your DD is doing so well with her small business. I love to hear of women doing well in business So many great stories here
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 22:17:21 GMT
Yay for so much goodness! Y'all are amazing. Mine is also work-related. The non-profit I work for has an annual conference, and I work as part of the team that plans it (I do a lot of different stuff related to it). We currently have over 5,000 registrants, and last week, we exceeded the amount we needed to make our budget (y'know, all the fun bills that come with planning a huge event). Last year, it took us til we were 2.5 weeks out to make what we needed to, and this year, we hit it at 5.5 weeks out and registration is open for just under another month. I'm hopeful that the numbers will keep going up, and we will have a really good year. (Fingers crossed.) This is awesome. It wouldn't surprise me if this was a bit COVID related. I think people are eager to get back to events like this. No matter what is causing it though, I'm sure it feels like a relief to know you can make your budget.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 22:19:05 GMT
I'm so glad you are leaning in to your new job. My brag is pretty minor...I've had an incredibly stressful 8 months or so to the point that I all but stopped exercising and starting eating crap again. Despite not wanting to at all, I've forced myself to get on my treadmill the past few days and I am already in a better frame of mind. I've stopped eating sugar again, and I will be even better once I re-lose this weight I put back on. And I'm trying not to be too hard on myself for regaining this weight because this has been one hell of an 8 months. I've noticed that my weight fluctuates in direct response to my mood. So it doesn't surprise me that with a little stress this might happen to you too. Good for you, though, getting beyond the stress and recommitting to living a healthy lifestyle.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 22:20:46 GMT
Loving reading all of these positive things. You guys rock! I have a work related one too: although I have worked as a full time teacher for 7 years (earning my BA in 3 years during that time too), yesterday I finally achieved qualified teacher status (QTS) which means I am no longer an ‘unqualified teacher’. It makes no difference to the job I do (I do it all and more already!) but it will make a difference to the pay I get (I think my head was rather surprised that I launched straight into that negotiation but they’ve worked me very hard as a cheap resource for several years; you’d better believe I advocated for myself straight away) but it does make a difference to how I feel knowing that I am a “real” teacher now. DH is keen for me to move to a different school now & he’s probably right about that (he’s usually right 🙄😉) but for now I’m just enjoying achieving this. This is awesome! What an achievement to get your bachelor's degree and level up to a qualified teacher status. I hope it will be a big $ bonus for you too.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Jun 21, 2022 22:27:34 GMT
Yay for so much goodness! Y'all are amazing. Mine is also work-related. The non-profit I work for has an annual conference, and I work as part of the team that plans it (I do a lot of different stuff related to it). We currently have over 5,000 registrants, and last week, we exceeded the amount we needed to make our budget (y'know, all the fun bills that come with planning a huge event). Last year, it took us til we were 2.5 weeks out to make what we needed to, and this year, we hit it at 5.5 weeks out and registration is open for just under another month. I'm hopeful that the numbers will keep going up, and we will have a really good year. (Fingers crossed.) This is awesome. It wouldn't surprise me if this was a bit COVID related. I think people are eager to get back to events like this. No matter what is causing it though, I'm sure it feels like a relief to know you can make your budget. Thank you! And I am sure that it is - I think that people are definitely ready to see each other again. In 2019, we had ~6,000 attendees; about 4,000 for 2020 (done entirely online, and we went from in-person to virtual in 6 weeks [that turnaround time was no fun whatsoever]); and roughly 4,500 last year (back to in-person). I'm grateful to work with some awesome people who make it all worthwhile, stress and all.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 21, 2022 22:39:34 GMT
Such wonderful success stories! jeremysgirl, my *brag* is something you mentioned in the dinner thread the other day. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2017 and have managed to keep it under control for 5 years without any medication. My Kaiser diabetes team gives me gold stars every time my blood work comes back within their goal range for me.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 22:47:52 GMT
Such wonderful success stories! jeremysgirl, my *brag* is something you mentioned in the dinner thread the other day. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2017 and have managed to keep it under control for 5 years without any medication. My Kaiser diabetes team gives me gold stars every time my blood work comes back within their goal range for me. Like I told you the other day, I think you are a rockstar! I'm in awe of how well you take care of yourself.
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Post by sunnyd on Jun 21, 2022 22:52:07 GMT
Yay for all the peas and their success!! Today is MONUMENTAL at my house. I posted about a year ago that dh was miserably stuck in his very terrible job for another 4 years. Lots of helpful responses but one from busy was particularly simple and earth-shattering. She basically said, "No he's not." Girl, your post was the first time that thought crossed my mind. We have been planning, plotting, manifesting, dreaming & praying since that day to figure out a way for him to GTHO of there. He gave his 2 weeks notice today!! Eek!! He's not stuck & we are so nervous and excited.
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Post by PLurker on Jun 21, 2022 22:53:03 GMT
jeremysgirl I was so glad to see this thread was started by you. You deserve to brag and a bit of happy. Pride Prom was this weekend hosted by the non-profit that my eldest works for. More specifically, by the group they co-head. They work on planning for probably 6 months. It was attended by 350+ kids/teens and was a joyful success. Makes me so happy. I wish I could go and help in some way but I'm "not allowed" yet being "you're high risk, Mom!". I still make the barn stars to benefit the group though which they all appreciate. Not a ton of money do I make for them, but with the pathetic budget every.little.bit. helps. I am currently making a grouping of stars for a client that wants them to hang on outer wall of their air b&b. Stars will depict various flags under the LBGTQIA+ umbrella. They are then going to include a book inside to show star with flag and the meaning behind it. I currently have paint on my hands from number 12 and 13. LOL http://instagram.com/p/Ce_lTJhLTbM http://instagram.com/p/Ce1Jqylu1nr
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Post by peabay on Jun 21, 2022 22:53:34 GMT
I'm so happy for you!
My brag is I've never been an exerciser - in fact, I'd do whatever I could to avoid it. But I'm getting older, I have a daughter getting married next year and I realized "it's now or never". We have a Peloton bike and a Peloton treadmill and I just couldn't let expenses like them sit and get dusty in our playroom so I've really committed to working out every day - and I do. I almost don't recognize this person who "stacks" her classes every day (20 mins on the tread; 20 mins on the bike; cool down ride; post ride stretch; strengthening class) and my mantra is "if you don't do it, you won't do it" so I make myself get on every day. Who is this person?!?
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 22:55:24 GMT
Yay for all the peas and their success!! Today is MONUMENTAL at my house. I posted about a year ago that dh was miserably stuck in his very terrible job for another 4 years. Lots of helpful responses but one from busy was particularly simple and earth-shattering. She basically said, "No he's not." Girl, your post was the first time that thought crossed my mind. We have been planning, plotting, manifesting, dreaming & praying since that day to figure out a way for him to GTHO of there. He gave his 2 weeks notice today!! Eek!! He's not stuck & we are so nervous and excited. Yes! I remember that thread. I'm so glad that he is going to make a change. This is good news.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 22:58:00 GMT
jeremysgirl I was so glad to see this thread was started by you. You deserve to brag and a bit of happy. Pride Prom was this weekend hosted by the non-profit that my eldest works for. More specifically, by the group they co-head. They work on planning for probably 6 months. It was attended by 350+ kids/teens and was a joyful success. Makes me so happy. I wish I could go and help in some way but I'm "not allowed" yet being "you're high risk, Mom!". I still make the barn stars to benefit the group though which they all appreciate. Not a ton of money do I make for them, but with the pathetic budget every.little.bit. helps. I am currently making a grouping of stars for a client that wants them to hang on outer wall of their air b&b. Stars will depict various flags under the LBGTQIA+ umbrella. They are then going to include a book inside to show star with flag and the meaning behind it. I currently have paint on my hands from number 12 and 13. LOL http://instagr.am/p/Ce_lTJhLTbM http://instagr.am/p/Ce1Jqylu1nr The prom sounds like it was incredible. What a big feather in your child's cap! And I love my barn stars. I even put the rainbow one right on my front porch for pride month.
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Post by J u l e e on Jun 21, 2022 23:10:54 GMT
Fantastic thread! So much to be proud of. I would love to respond to every single post, but I would feel awful if I couldn’t. If I’m here cheering y’all on!
Outside of a small Diet Coke in the morning, I have given up drinking Diet Coke. I used to switch to caffeine free Diet Coke for the rest of the day. I know it was horrible for me, but I had such an attachment to it. Drinking water with pizza last week was a huge bummer, but I am proud of this. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but trust. It’s the hugest of big deals in my life!
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Post by femalebusiness on Jun 21, 2022 23:20:59 GMT
jeremysgirl Your post made me very happy. So glad that your boss recognizes just how competent you are. I am usually in awe of your very thoughtful posts.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 23:21:27 GMT
I'm so happy for you! My brag is I've never been an exerciser - in fact, I'd do whatever I could to avoid it. But I'm getting older, I have a daughter getting married next year and I realized "it's now or never". We have a Peloton bike and a Peloton treadmill and I just couldn't let expenses like them sit and get dusty in our playroom so I've really committed to working out every day - and I do. I almost don't recognize this person who "stacks" her classes every day (20 mins on the tread; 20 mins on the bike; cool down ride; post ride stretch; strengthening class) and my mantra is "if you don't do it, you won't do it" so I make myself get on every day. Who is this person?!? What a great accomplishment! I aspire to what you've achieved. ❤️
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 21, 2022 23:24:32 GMT
Fantastic thread! So much to be proud of. I would love to respond to every single post, but I would feel awful if I couldn’t. If I’m here cheering y’all on! Outside of a small Diet Coke in the morning, I have given up drinking Diet Coke. I used to switch to caffeine free Diet Coke for the rest of the day. I know it was horrible for me, but I had such an attachment to it. Drinking water with pizza last week was a huge bummer, but I am proud of this. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but trust. It’s the hugest of big deals in my life! Yay! Sometimes things that can seem small make a big difference in someone's life. Changing a habit isn't easy. Kudos to you!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 21, 2022 23:34:03 GMT
I have given up drinking Diet Coke. Good for you! That is awesome. My DS used to drink way too much soda and when I was diagnosed with type 2, he quit altogether and started drinking water or Bai. And beer now and then.
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Post by librarylady on Jun 22, 2022 0:05:30 GMT
I must brag on my great nephew. I think his parents have reared a child that is full of kindness and his parents (my nephew and wife) have done a remarkable job. Great nephew is named O. He graduated last week from a HS in Virginia. He was awarded a $1,000 scholarship at the graduation ceremony. After graduation, as soon as he met up with his parents, he said, "Mom and Dad, you don't have to say yes or no right now. I want to give my scholarship to XZY. I know we are not rich, but XYZ has to do all of college on her own, her parents can't help her. It will mean more to XYZ to have it than for me." --Needless to say, his parents said yes and the school approved O transferring the scholarship to XYZ. They are not romantically involved, she has just been in several of his classes over the years. I thought it was a remarkable kindness on his part, and that $1,000 will do more for XYZ than he knows.
My sister, his grandmother, told me about this. She was there for the graduation.
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