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Post by tractor on Aug 26, 2015 15:21:09 GMT -5
As part of the mentoring program here at work, I arranged to interview the CEO to find out what he does. It quickly turned into an impromptu interview session where he asked what I wanted to do for the company. He had heard many things about me over the past four years, but never really spoke to me. I mentioned a few things that I would be interested to working on, mainly getting out of the field and into upper management working on long-term planning and policy issues.
He was very interested and indicated that he has been looking for someone to fill that role. Figured it would be something I could work towards over the next several years. Within the past 24 hours, he has called my old boss to find out if he thought I could handle it, spoken to two of the upper management folks in the office and told them to find a way to fit me in, and informed my supervisor to start figuring out how to free up my time for the next few years to work on a special project. Not really sure what I am getting myself into, but I'm pretty excited about what lies ahead.
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Post by tskeeter on Aug 26, 2015 15:26:07 GMT -5
As part of the mentoring program here at work, I arranged to interview the CEO to find out what he does. It quickly turned into an impromptu interview session where he asked what I wanted to do for the company. He had heard many things about me over the past four years, but never really spoke to me. I mentioned a few things that I would be interested to working on, mainly getting out of the field and into upper management working on long-term planning and policy issues. He was very interested and indicated that he has been looking for someone to fill that role. Figured it would be something I could work towards over the next several years. Within the past 24 hours, he has called my old boss to find out if he thought I could handle it, spoken to two of the upper management folks in the office and told them to find a way to fit me in, and informed my supervisor to start figuring out how to free up my time for the next few years to work on a special project. Not really sure what I am getting myself into, but I'm pretty excited about what lies ahead. Hot Dang! Way to go! |
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Post by dannylion on Aug 26, 2015 16:07:49 GMT -5
Well done!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 16:43:17 GMT -5
Fantastic! Congrats!!!!
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Post by beergut on Aug 26, 2015 16:54:41 GMT -5
Good job!!
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Post by geenamercile on Aug 26, 2015 17:25:11 GMT -5
Congrats, and don't forget to ask for a raise.
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Post by Bonny on Aug 26, 2015 17:46:36 GMT -5
Great news!  |
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Post by Happy prose on Aug 26, 2015 18:33:42 GMT -5
That's awesome! Best of luck.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Aug 26, 2015 20:11:37 GMT -5
Right place, right time, right person!
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Aug 26, 2015 20:21:27 GMT -5
That's great! Congratulations!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 5:31:29 GMT -5
Woo-hoo! Some of my biggest professional mistakes have involved lack of visibility and just waiting around for opportunities to be handed to me. Sounds like you work for a great company, too. The CEO could have just given stock answers and spouted the usual management jargon but instead he focused on your potential.
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Post by tractor on Aug 27, 2015 7:23:44 GMT -5
Thanks for all the support, I finally feel a little spark returning to my work life. I know it will be a challenge and will take some time, but now that my son heads off to college, I have some spare time to give. The money will come eventually, and it's now up to me to make the most of this opportunity.
When they called my old boss he jokingly told them "I don't think he can do it, you better send him back to me". So at least I know I have a safe landing should things go horribly wrong. This is the second time this has happened to me, and the first time launched me into a 20 year career, let the "fun" begin.
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Post by lexxy703 on Aug 27, 2015 15:13:13 GMT -5
Congratulations! Good luck!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Aug 27, 2015 18:51:12 GMT -5
Congratulations!
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