Back for limited exposure.

First off, about 2 months ago, I applied for a promotion, the interview went very well, I knew the type of person they wanted and knew that I fit into that description. What I did not plan on was EEO restrictions that prevented them from picking me. I was enthusiastically asked to apply for another promotion, which I gladly did, once again I felt good about the interview, felt good about the requirements, and again they picked someone else. I have just submitted an application for another promotion within that area of work. I am keeping my hopes high, but trying to prepare myself for the worst. I have been turned down for promotions before, I’ve even take a promotion only to take a voluntary demotion because of an ethical conflict. I am known for my ethical approach, something that is more valuable than experience for an accountant, but I always seem to be one point off from getting another promotion.  

            Now, I normally enjoy discussing politics, it is something I follow rather closely. But I have to put up with a lot of slander with my job and, in order to prevent any negative impact on my chances for promotions, have to keep my mouth shut. Once I am put in a situation where I can then speak my mind I have a tendency to get a bit over zealous, piss people off, and get very, very mad at them for being pissed off.

I know this is just part of day to day activities, playing office politics, and trying to advance, but I never thought I would end up having to do this crap myself. I know what a lot of you are going to say, “you’re only 26, you’re already a manager, what more could you want…the promotions will come in time” but for the most part I am not a patient person when it comes to something I can get now, I know that sounds a bit Timmy-like, but I work in an organization where a majority of the people don’t want promotions, they don’t want their jobs to change, and unless you actively pursue a something, it will never happen. About the only time someone like me has a chance to move up is when someone higher on the pole retires or dies.

            Now on to other weird things…I think the world is trying to tell us(my wife and myself) something, every time, over the past 2 weeks, we get into the car, it is always playing one of our favorite songs, last Saturday we pick up a nail in the tire of our SUV, so I take it in to the service center, while I wait, our sales guy grabs me to go test drive the new Genesis(the car I want) it’s fully loaded with the turbo V6(I want the V8, but I couldn’t argue with the performance) in the color I want, with the options I want, at a price that’s a lot less than the last quote I got…it was soooo tempting, but I resisted. Sunday my parents went on vacation (with little warning, just as the hurricane is hitting the place they were going) so now we have to house sit as well….then yesterday our neighbor’s house (one road over) burns to the ground in about 30 min….and the strangest thing of all, I went to sleep last night at 11(so freaking early for me) and I woke up this morning before my wife!!! .something is going on in the world and I can’t tell if it’s good, bad…I don’t know. But something else is going to happen, I just don’t think I want to know what it is.