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A Pleasant Surprise
In November I posted for a job in my department (IT) to help stand up my company's new facility in Atlanta. This job would have had me splitting my time 50/50 between my current job and the new job. It was this arrangement that I used to get my boss to relent and let me post. I didn't get the job.
In February, I posted for a job in a different department for a new team at my company's Atlanta facility. The team lead had been asking me to apply for about a year, but as it would require me to drop all of my current work, I couldn't convince my boss until he hired two new people for me to train. I got notification that I got the job today. The surprise in the job offer was that it also included a promotion. I accepted immediately. I still have to work out the details on a transition date and move date.
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Congrats, promotion on top of job makes it that much better
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Feelin' Solexy
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Awesome, congrats!!
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You're getting your wish to move out of Illinois!
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I heard it gets hot in Altlanta, but its a dry heat so it isn't so bad.
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I'm with Bill
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Good deal. Congrads. You won't need to bring your snow blower
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Did you get the memo?
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Congrats!
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Congrats!!
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I think gun ownership is a requirement.
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That is a pleasant surprise, congrats on the promotion.
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Congrats!
I have only worked for two companies throughout my career and I never encountered a situation where I had to get my boss to approve me putting my name in for a new job or promotion. Seems selfish and counterproductive. Is this common practice nowadays? Succession planning was always part of our HR plans which seemed to address these issues. Being retired, it clearly has no impact on me but just a question out of curiosity. |
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Dry Heat???
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Gun ownership
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Sammy was being sarcastic.
I didn't have to have my boss' permission to apply, but he could have easily torpedoed the process. I'd like to think that I have patience and persuasiveness.
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i'm just a cook
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hope you like grits.
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Congratulations Legion. That is, if I am not on your Ignore List.
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04-30-2014, 05:27 PM
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WTG Chris...I see Mr. 1 star went Big Potty on the thread.
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Congrats!
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Congratulations Chris!
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04-30-2014, 06:37 PM
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Dude.
Awesome. I like surprises like that.
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Zeus (god of thunder and lightning)
2005 Ferrari F-430
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