I've Paid My Dues

I have paid my dues. It's time for me to do something, anything, other than be a receptionist. I'm not sure how I got sucked into the pattern in the first place because I'm usually pretty picky and stubborn and I never wanted to be a receptionist, but if I had to guess, I'd say the reason I keep ending up here is desperation. I was desperate to not be jobless after college, so I took the first offer I got. I was slightly less desperate after moving to L.A., so I took the second offer I got. In my defense, I really did think both seemed like good opportunities (particularly for growth) at the time, but maybe my judgement was clouded. Who knows. In any case, the opportunity I've been waiting for since starting here has finally presented itself: an admin assistant opening. Woo, big deal, I know. But when you are dangerously close to being sucked into a life of settling for one unrewarding receptionist position after another, anything even remotely upward is a very good, exciting thing. Especially at a company like this with great benefits, job security, and the potential to transfer to one of many worldwide offices (my particular sights are set on the Boston office, obviously) down the road.

So after over a year at Beacon that felt more like 5 or 9 lifetimes and another year here, I do believe I have paid the necessary dues and deserve to move along and I wasted no time in letting my supervisor know that. So far, my supervisor thinks it's a great idea and her higher-up has said I can be considered for the position. The problem is, those weren't the challenging hurdles. We'll just have to see what happens I guess. For now, it's just a "wait and see" hold pattern. For those of you who have read "The Cider House Rules" you know how painfully frustrating that hold pattern can be.

Keep your fingers crossed that I can wait it out. I'm not exactly known for my patience....