things are really spinning up at work. and the surprises just keep coming. today, walking back from a meeting, i round the corner and damn near knock down my VP. he stops me and puts his hand on my shoulder and says, “ah, good to see you! i wanted to let you know that i’ve been getting some pretty glowing reports about your work.”
naturally, i went beet red and grinned like a jackass eating briars.
he went on, “and i just wanted to tell you that, at the rate you’re going, you’ll be full time in no time.” he grinned at me and then, whoosh… off he went to whatever it was he was heading to… tony, who was with me, socked me on the shoulder and laughed, “well there’s a new one.”
when i asked him what he meant, he said, “S. doesn’t usually take the time for that kind of thing. he lets his directors manage it. so either someone really laid it on about you or you did something that made his life much easier.”
so, of course, i spent the rest of the day grinning like an idiot and wondering who has been championing me. i mean, sheesh, i’m not really doing anything all that extraordinary in my book… listen, empathize, and help people figure out how to help themselves. heck, most times, they have all the answers anyway… it’s just a matter of helping them remember they do.
but great googly moos, there’s a lot of work. i mean, seriously. i’m about to make a recommendation for how to proceed with one of the most critical business systems they have and i’m on four other projects that are converging in that same direction.
top it off, i’m running mentoring/point for process management and requirements and this afternoon, i turned up with an idea that someone just stopped dead in their tracks to look at me and say, “oh. my. god. that’s so obvious. why didn’t *I* think of it?”
to which, of course, i replied, “you did. you said something that sparked it in my head. i’m perfectly certain you’d have done it yourself if i hadn’t been so busy talking.”
sometimes, people just need to know you find value in them. she grinned at me and asked me to send her an outline on it and we went our merry ways.
thing is, i’m happy to hand off ideas. they aren’t really mine anyway. i couldn’t have them were i not surrounded by people who are constantly inspiring me.
did i mention i love my job?
oh, and that tomorrow is payday?
oh… and that this time, i don’t have to immediately turn around and give it all away?
life is getting pretty darn good…. and i’m beginning to remember that i’m pretty darn good, too.
good times. 🙂