Look at this BS:
The warmest days of the week in Denver are when I’m gone and the coldest days in SJC are when I’m there.
what the hell Mother Nature.
It’s been such a long cold winter and all I want is the warm sun on my skin.
What a load
You don’t get what you don’t ask for
But also, you don’t get what you do ask for.
I wrote an email yesterday asking for a higher salary with my new promotion. I threw up four hundred times and then I hit send.
The good news is they responded quickly. The bad news is that I am not getting more money. They didn’t say no, exactly, but the SVP had a meeting with me and explained her situation. She agreed with me that my salary does indeed need to be higher and she’d do what she can to get me there. asked me to wait for 6-7 weeks, when she needs to do a reforecast for the board, and she will have more leverage. I agreed, as she seemed honest and transparent.
So I guess it’s okay. I didn’t get what I wanted at least I spoke up. I think she respects that. And at least now I am on her radar as someone who knows her value and will ask for it but also can be flexible and patient.
we’ll see where we end up. I’ll start working on my own reforecast and get my shit ready if I need to walk.
I’ll be in San Juan Capistrano next week to meet members of my new team and I’m kind of excited. I haven’t been to California in so long and I’ll be near the ocean and it’ll be warmer than here and no kids and no dogs and no dinners for me to make.
Maybe I’ll meet my new celebrity crush! It’s the guy from this recent ATT commercial. don’t ask me why. The heart wants what it wants:
For better or worse
On Thursday, I was promoted to design director. I’ll be responsible for multiple brands now, managing a team of 5. It sounds good right? Except for at the same time, they let go of a bunch of people, including my direct report, who I loved. And the bump in salary isn’t nearly what it should be.
And I don’t have much choice. If I didn’t accept the promotion? My boss said “well I don’t really know what they’d do with you.” So probably also be laid off, or be shifted to a new brand and answer to someone else. No thank you.
So I am of course going to accept it, but I’m also going to ask for a higher salary because it’s kinda bullshit what they want to give me. And my corporate owners are really bad at giving raises so whatever I get now is gonna be my salary for the next two years probably.
I guess I’m excited for this opportunity. To do something a little different. But I won’t be doing much actual designing. It will be a bunch of meetings every day, doling out tasks to other people, making sure everyone is doing their work. So great. I get to be a mom at work now, too.
Also how the hell is American Dad still on TV .
The every
Look dave eggers wrote my name!
But the “hi Christa” part doesn’t really match the “hope this helps” part. So it’s probably more like a mcsweeny’s intern wrote my name.
In other news yes I did see John wick 4 and yes I loved it desperately and passionately and forever and yes I cried and yes I will watch it one million more times.