standing in traffic
“Right now, this is a job. If I get another promotion, this would be a career. And if this was my career, I’d have to stand in traffic.” Jim, The Office
For the entire first two years of my tenure with my current company, I had a greeting card on my desk with that saying on it. It made me laugh. It reminded me that I was just doing this to pay the mortgage and to provide health insurance for the kids. And then, I got promoted. And I took down the card. Not because I felt like this was my career, but because I just felt hypocritical. I’ve spent the last two years, to the month, doing that job.
And today, I got the news that I’ve been promoted again. I’m still not convinced that this is the forever career for me. I still miss writing. I still love it when the magazine I used to write and edit comes in the mail because I get to hack at it with a red pen. But this promotion means I’m good at what I’m doing now. And I have no formal training at this. I have no reason to be good at this, but I am. And I’m proud of that.
And so I’m going to take July and enjoy it with Mike and the kids because once August comes and I begin training, things are going to get stressful, probably for quite some time. I’m aware that I’m going to think that I made a mistake. And I’m aware that it’s going to get worse before it gets better. But I’m still proud of what I’ve accomplished, and I’m confident I can do this work.
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Haha I love The Office too. Congrats on the promotion!