Today after we opened the store Jeremy started that famous sentence that you know means something big is going to be said. “Since I have all of you all together right now, I have something to tell you…” Well, I already knew Sara was pregnant, so this had to be bad news. Jeremy would be leaving us on March 4th to become a stay at home dad. Of course this is good for him, but man, I’m going to miss him. Besides Rachel, he’s the only one that has been at the store longer than me and since I started he’s been my best friend there. With the baby and everything, who knows how much we’ll see of each other. Plus that means ANOTHER person is leaving. I hate it when people leave. You have to find someone new to hire. Never a fun task. Vacations disappear. If anyone wants to hang out, let me know NOW so I can make some plans.

On the plus side, I let Rachel know that I am going to throw my hat into the ring for the Assistant Manager job. I didn’t get the most enthusiastic response to that from her. That didn’t really throw me too much though, since the last time a promotion came up and she gave me the Lead job her tone when offering me the job went something like, “Well, you can have it, but DON’T FUCK UP.” I’m going to decide to just take this as her asking me to step up to the plate on this one.

There are definite advantages to getting promoted. More money, for one. Also more responsibility. A better job description. It’s much cooler to say, “yeah, I’m the Assistant Manager,” then to try and explain what the hell a Lead Demonstration Specialist actually does, and why it is cooler than it sounds. It’s good for the resume, and especially good if I ever want to make a big move. Going into a manager position at another store is a lot easier if you already have the experience.

This is going to be a little trickier than getting the Lead job though. Not only do I have to talk to Rachel, like I did to get Lead, but I also have to talk to the District and Regional manager and interview with them. That’s a little scary. I interview well though, so I’m not too worried. I just got to show some initiative and the rest should fall into place.

It’s weird. Life decisions for me just kind of…happen. When things are suppose to happen, all just falls into place. This could be that next thing. Of course I could have also just fucking jinxed myself. Dumbass.