whoa. this thread doesn't always get a ton of activity, huh?
well thanks! and glad to hear your job is going well.
i had my first annual performance review today. it went well! i get a raise. not much. it just goes into a calculator. i pretty much get my position's full potential raise, but my boss said she remembers that's like 3 or 4 percent. whatever. more money than before. i don't even know what a normal raise is.
more importantly, she also said she's happy to help me transition into a new field if and when i feel i'm ready. and that if i stick around for another year, there's no way i'll have the same title anymore. which is big at this company. especially because she knows i'm not moving into a nonprofit-specific position.
i have a sinking feeling as i type all this good news. almost everyone at the office is christian. like true christian. and my boss knows i'm not. for a while now, i think. after today, for sure. it really makes me worried both that she is less excited about working with me because we are not sharing in god's work and that maybe she cares less about my long-term professional development 'cause i'm just going to hell anyway.
it was announced that one coworker i really like is retiring. another's daughter died in a car accident last night. she talked about her kids all the time. kinda rough how well you get to know everyone in a small office.