I missed the change!?!?!?!?!
Dear Friends & Readers,
I am so sorry... it just dawned on me that after I wrote the 'woe is me' when my last supervisor left, I had no idea what change awaited me. To make a long story short, ah, heck... let's keep the long story long.
I was hired as a call center rep back in 2003. Nothing special - I actually got turned down for the lower data entry position - but I was happy to try the call center life. Anything to get out of my job at the veterinary hospital. That place was causing me to have major issues. Anyway, I was in the call center for 4 years. 3 years as a rep and then about a year as a lead. They were long years... I played the wizard behind the curtain for a long time. I did work that wasn't mine, attended to personal issues that were way above my paygrade. I was sure if I worked hard I could prove myself. And work hard I did.
I had applied for a supervisor position, but my director said I wasn't ready yet. Needed more time in "the pot". But after 4 years, why the heck not? I had decided that if I didn't get the job as a supervisor I would go back to school for nursing. If I did, I would just be happy working and move to a different department I always felt called to.
When I didn't get the job I took a position in the Tours & Travel Department doing administration. It was a "demotion" but I felt it was where God wanted me. After all, I had tried 3 times to get into the department... and I knew it was meant to be. So with a new job I started school - again - I still hate school! But, I knew it was something I had to do. I figured, hey, maybe God wants me in school more than at Compassion. So be it.
So there I was, working in admin and going to school when my boss quit. I felt betrayed and at a loss. I was finally in a place where I was really happy with my supervisor.. and in a blink of an eye... 7 months of a blink that was it. I remember in that blog I was wanting change, but not THIS change. Anywho, the director that said I wasn't ready had been promoted into our department about three months before this happened. So that was another hurdle. It was the same dude that wouldn't give me a chance before. I had worked so hard... been such a great employee... and why in the world would he promote me after only 8 months in the admin position for a manager postition (which is higher than a supervisor) when I had not been ready after 4 years in the call center? I felt like I was never going to move up. And the biggest advocate I had in my boss was now gone. Humph.
But God had other plans. Time and time again my co-workers asked if I would apply for her position. I began to think, hey, this might be a good fit. After all, I wanted to do the job, but ruled it out because of my experience. So I decided to go in and talk to the head guy about my interest. It was just a week later that I was OFFERED the job. I didn't even need to apply for it. DANG! God is good! To boot, I had a break from school and all the nagging in my heart to go back to school was gone. I had been released from that assignment. HALLELUJAH!
When I think back, I don't know what I did to deserve to be this blessed. I had no idea when my work life was crumbling before me that I would be moving up. I am a living testimony for those people in the mailing center, the call center, the little jobs that think they can never get out. Yes, sometimes you have to step down to move up. Sometimes it doesn't look bright when God calls you to do something lower than you think you are capable of. And it may be as clear as mud when He asks you to do something. But the rewards are beyond belief. I cannot imagine if this little step of obedience reaped such awards what a bigger step will present. True, it required patience, hard work, and a TON of heart. But I would never give it up.
And I think back about my life and all I can say is a humble 'thank you'.
I am so sorry... it just dawned on me that after I wrote the 'woe is me' when my last supervisor left, I had no idea what change awaited me. To make a long story short, ah, heck... let's keep the long story long.
I was hired as a call center rep back in 2003. Nothing special - I actually got turned down for the lower data entry position - but I was happy to try the call center life. Anything to get out of my job at the veterinary hospital. That place was causing me to have major issues. Anyway, I was in the call center for 4 years. 3 years as a rep and then about a year as a lead. They were long years... I played the wizard behind the curtain for a long time. I did work that wasn't mine, attended to personal issues that were way above my paygrade. I was sure if I worked hard I could prove myself. And work hard I did.
I had applied for a supervisor position, but my director said I wasn't ready yet. Needed more time in "the pot". But after 4 years, why the heck not? I had decided that if I didn't get the job as a supervisor I would go back to school for nursing. If I did, I would just be happy working and move to a different department I always felt called to.
When I didn't get the job I took a position in the Tours & Travel Department doing administration. It was a "demotion" but I felt it was where God wanted me. After all, I had tried 3 times to get into the department... and I knew it was meant to be. So with a new job I started school - again - I still hate school! But, I knew it was something I had to do. I figured, hey, maybe God wants me in school more than at Compassion. So be it.
So there I was, working in admin and going to school when my boss quit. I felt betrayed and at a loss. I was finally in a place where I was really happy with my supervisor.. and in a blink of an eye... 7 months of a blink that was it. I remember in that blog I was wanting change, but not THIS change. Anywho, the director that said I wasn't ready had been promoted into our department about three months before this happened. So that was another hurdle. It was the same dude that wouldn't give me a chance before. I had worked so hard... been such a great employee... and why in the world would he promote me after only 8 months in the admin position for a manager postition (which is higher than a supervisor) when I had not been ready after 4 years in the call center? I felt like I was never going to move up. And the biggest advocate I had in my boss was now gone. Humph.
But God had other plans. Time and time again my co-workers asked if I would apply for her position. I began to think, hey, this might be a good fit. After all, I wanted to do the job, but ruled it out because of my experience. So I decided to go in and talk to the head guy about my interest. It was just a week later that I was OFFERED the job. I didn't even need to apply for it. DANG! God is good! To boot, I had a break from school and all the nagging in my heart to go back to school was gone. I had been released from that assignment. HALLELUJAH!
When I think back, I don't know what I did to deserve to be this blessed. I had no idea when my work life was crumbling before me that I would be moving up. I am a living testimony for those people in the mailing center, the call center, the little jobs that think they can never get out. Yes, sometimes you have to step down to move up. Sometimes it doesn't look bright when God calls you to do something lower than you think you are capable of. And it may be as clear as mud when He asks you to do something. But the rewards are beyond belief. I cannot imagine if this little step of obedience reaped such awards what a bigger step will present. True, it required patience, hard work, and a TON of heart. But I would never give it up.
And I think back about my life and all I can say is a humble 'thank you'.
posted by Nic at 3:24 PM
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