Annual Review

Today, I finally finished my annual review for work. Well, at least all that I have an active part in. Now, it's just left to the higher ups to check it out and determine if I am making the grade. I actually finished most of it several weeks ago, but my boss only got around to having a meeting with me today regarding his approval and any changes he made.

And so far, so good. Bryan said that I am doing a standup job and they are happy that I am happy, blah, blah, blah. Which is righteous. While you may remember in a past post that I said I don't like my job, I certainly don't want to lose it. My feelings come from the mundacity and repetitiveness of my day to day responsibilities. To be honest, as far as employee satisfaction from the corporate standpoint, these people are all over it. My company is big on employees being happy. So, while insurance brokerage may not be as fun as say, professional blogging, it does suite my needs and is full of perks.

Hopefully, all this stress and worry will translate into a fat raise for me. Unfortunately, my company was hit with a huge financial burden a while back and people had to be let go. Granted, this was a year ago, but still, the money isn't flowing quite as freely as it once did. This isn't a big problem for me because (gasp!) I am content with my current salary. Not that I am stupid enough to not want more money, it's just that I've gotten used to little or no raise at past jobs and at the time was making considerably less. And as Don, my co-worker, said "At least we still get a paycheck." Truer words haven't been spoken.

I am grateful that I have a job and income. Purses and awesome bitch boots can not be purchased with food stamps. Not to mention, my dreams of having a child would go up in flames if we lost my support. And, I know that I will get something. We've been assured of that. So, now I just sit and wait for the results to come in. How much and when is it effective?