July's Going to be a Tough One...

Things seem to be going pretty well since I took my promotion last year. I've been in my new job for 15 fiscal periods now so I guess it's not really a new position anymore.

Recently I sent in my application for promotion again. Basically that whole process is that I send in my initial app. The corporate office turns around and sent me a four page app to fill out that includes a self-assessment and other performance related score. I sent that ack last week. The next step is for my boss two levels up to interview me and decide whether or not he thinks I am ready. I have already spoken with him about it and he didn't say no but he's not the kind of person that likes confrontation so he might just be blowing smoke up my ass. Anyhow, should he decide that he thinks I am ready it then needs to be approved by one of the "team 5" that consists of the five senior vice presidents.

There's no telling when he'll do the interview. He's got either 30 or 60 days, I can't remember which even though I just recently went through the process with one of my hourly employees that wants to be a manager.

July is looking to be a pretty tough month. One of my managers started his seven day vacation today. I went in this morning and found that I was out of change, out of fives and ones, had no pens or printer paper. I was not happy in the least. After a quick run to the bank I stopped and bought some cheap pens and printer paper and then ran back to the store. I'm pretty much stuck there all week although I'm taking Wednesday off. I've got two manager trainees to run the store. They should be OK. One of my other managers goes on vacation on the 23rd and her's is ten days. That should be a blast...