It's Official: My Job Is MY JOB
I got a call yesterday afternoon from someone in our Human Resources (Personnel) Department:
HRD person: I would like to offer you the _______ position that you recently applied for in the American Community Survey Office. Do you accept this position?
Me: Absolutely. This will be my first promotion in 20 years.
[I found myself thinking that this was somewhat like saying "I do" after living with your partner for 10 years.]
The only thing standing between me and a start date is a higher security clearance. When you have waited 20 years, what’s a few more weeks/months?
I felt a huge surge of relief upon receiving this call. I had fully prepared myself for not getting this job, even though I was convinced that no one was more qualified than I was to do it. But all of a sudden, everything seemed to be right with the world.
I give my new young boss an A+ for a total lack of pre-selection. She played this entirely by the books, never giving me as much as a hint that I had this job. She is well on her way to being a career SES employee. I have sometimes wondered why someone with a graduate degree from Harvard is so enthused about working in the Federal government, but I suppose I should find this affirming.
So as I plunge into the day’s problems, they look just the same as they did yesterday, but I can smile at my new GS rating, knowing that it is one higher than it was this time yesterday. Some day in the not-too-distant future I will revisit retirement, but for now I have a job to do...
HRD person: I would like to offer you the _______ position that you recently applied for in the American Community Survey Office. Do you accept this position?
Me: Absolutely. This will be my first promotion in 20 years.
[I found myself thinking that this was somewhat like saying "I do" after living with your partner for 10 years.]
The only thing standing between me and a start date is a higher security clearance. When you have waited 20 years, what’s a few more weeks/months?
I felt a huge surge of relief upon receiving this call. I had fully prepared myself for not getting this job, even though I was convinced that no one was more qualified than I was to do it. But all of a sudden, everything seemed to be right with the world.
I give my new young boss an A+ for a total lack of pre-selection. She played this entirely by the books, never giving me as much as a hint that I had this job. She is well on her way to being a career SES employee. I have sometimes wondered why someone with a graduate degree from Harvard is so enthused about working in the Federal government, but I suppose I should find this affirming.
So as I plunge into the day’s problems, they look just the same as they did yesterday, but I can smile at my new GS rating, knowing that it is one higher than it was this time yesterday. Some day in the not-too-distant future I will revisit retirement, but for now I have a job to do...
8 Comments:
Congratulations!!
B R A V O !!!! Great news! They are lucky to have you.
Kudos!
Hooray!! I've been following your saga and am so glad to hear it.
Fantastic! Congratulations!
Congrats!!! See? You did it!
Awesome! That is great news. Congrats.
Thank goodness! I kept wondering what in the world you would do if that youngin' didn't recognize your talents!
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