And it's about time they told me about it! The offer was finally made to me late this morning - a position in a group that I am hoping is more in line with my career goals, whatever the hell those might be.
There was only real snag of the day, which can be attributed to my piss-poor negotiation skills. When I told my boss about the offer, his response was first to heartily congratulate me, and then to ask, "So, did you negotiate for what you wanted?"
What? I'm allowed to do that at a company by which I am already employed?
I felt like I was in 4th grade again, immediately after I was fooled into trading to my selfish, two-faced "friend" my most prized oily stickers for a single and wretched smiley faced one. WHAT HAD I DONE?
I then realized that I had left a small window of opportunity cracked open by telling my soon-to-be-boss that I would likely have more questions in the days ahead, seeing as I am new to the world of 'promoting from within.' I took some solace in that fact, but nevertheless berated myself for having put absolutely no thought into how I was going to wheedle them for more money, better benefits, or, at the very least, SOMEthing more creative than "sounds great!"
Guess I'll file this one under Lessons Learned.
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