It's Official

[tablesaw]

Normally, I don't write about my work outside of locked posts, but something happened recently that's big enough that I need to make an exception.

Last week I got a promotion at work. I'm still going to be doing general proofreading work, but I'm also going to be in charge of a bunch of new administrative functions and other complicated stuff. The position and the system are new, so it's not entirely clear yet.

More important than that, I'm getting a significant raise.

And more important than that, I'm getting a new schedule.

After over eight years working on the graveyard shift, I'm finally going to be working daytime hours again: 8:30–5, Saturday–Wednesday.

(Yeah, I know, working weekends is a bitch, but I still think it's a step up all around.)

I start the new schedule on Sunday, and the new system gets started on Monday.

All in all, I think this merits my first poll on Dreamwidth (Open ID accounts can still respond.)

Poll #157 Promotional Consideration provided by . . . YOU!

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 15

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How awesome is this promotion?

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Very
1 (6.7%)

Totally
3 (20.0%)

Incredibly
3 (20.0%)

Spectacularly
8 (53.3%)

Meh
0 (0.0%)

What should I do in Downtown LA during my new hour-long lunch break in my first week on the day shift?

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What should I do in the evenings after work in my first week on the day shift?

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What should I do on my first "weekend" (Thursday & Friday) after my first week on the day shift?

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What should I do with my first post-raise paycheck to celebrate (around May 15)?

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How's the Dreamwidth poll working out?

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Okay, I guess.
6 (40.0%)

Totally awesome.
4 (26.7%)

Better than I would have thought.
2 (13.3%)

It's a pain.
1 (6.7%)

How the hell should I know, I'm just answering questions here.
5 (33.3%)

The crossposter screwed it up on LJ in unexpected way.
0 (0.0%)

I wasn't able to answer the poll on Dreamwidth at all.
1 (6.7%)

No really, I wasn't able to post, and this response is not a paradox at all.
2 (13.3%)

I was hoping that the results would be private so I could tell you a titillating secret.
1 (6.7%)

Meh
2 (13.3%)

Anything else?

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Comments

[bookishfellow.livejournal.com]

Congrats! (And...testing. Is this thing on? Trying to log in via OpenID; apparently one doesn't stay logged in.)

[tablesaw]

This is something that's being worked on:

If someone logs in, it should keep the login cookie until the browser's closed, or for two months if the "remember me" option is checked. (This goes for personal accounts or OpenID accounts.)

Some people are having login problems, reported mostly with Safari -- we're trying to figure out what causes them, but that's hard to diagnose.

[caprinus.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's excellent news! There have been so many posts lately starting with "I have some big news about work" that end with the news being all kinds of bad, it really perked me up to see this. yay you!

[caprinus.livejournal.com]

PS: Poll doesn't work for me. I am seeing it on DW where I don't have an account, the post is no longer visible on LJ unless I am doing something wrong.

[tablesaw]

On LJ, it should have a link directly to the poll. If you're logged in with an Open ID, you should still be able to answer (most of the people who have answered already are using Open ID). Try using this direct link to the Fill Out Poll page. If it still doesn't work, let me know.

Congratulations

[(Anonymous)]

I've never met you, but enjoy reading your livejournal.

And I wanted to congratulate you on your promotion and new job. That is AWESOME. In a time where our state is beset by unemployment rates in the low teens, it's really fortunate that your hard work has been rewarded.

Celebrate!