Day Job

Got promotion on Friday. Unlooked-for, unasked-for, unaspired-to promotion. Shed a few tears of self-pity.

Please, if I haven't yet told you, refrain from telling me how exciting and wonderful this is, how great it will look on my resume; the only reason I got this promotion is because HR didn't hire someone in time to replace a girl who's moving to Alaska. (Yes, in November. Smart move.)

And please don't ask me how much of a raise I got (not much). The only saving grace of my job was that at least it didn't pay me enough, so I didn't feel as if I was selling my soul.