| Prudence |
03-14-2008 11:25 AM |
Yesterday my coworker H was complaining. Both of us were allowed to hire a direct report that would be about half-time general office support and half-time our devoted minions. (mine starts Monday!) However, the director kept assigning more and more tasks to H's minion until there was no room left in the job description for assisting H. But the director refused to hire her own devoted minion.
I told my coworker that I could get the director to hire a minion, thus allowing H to reclaim H's minion that she had specifically selected and did not want to share. H said that no, the director had refused and would never change her mind. I said: watch and learn.
We had our three-way meeting yesterday afternoon and, with no difficulty at all, I manipulated the conversation to include long-term staffing plans, equity with our sub-units, gosh maybe she needs some dedicated support...and presto-chango, new position to support director is authorized.
But it doesn't stop there - I also got myself promoted to a manager-level position (with raise, of course), effective immediately. This makes me the same grade as the evil boss at my old job - a fact which gives me immense satisfaction.
That's two significant promotions in six months. Can't get a legal job to save my life, but I can sure climb the ladder where I am.
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