Felt Great!

Last Friday I was called into our conference room at work and asked to have a seat.  Immediately I got nervous that they were about to fire me.  There was no logical reason to that instantaneous fear--only past experiences from working at my last full time job, for the Devil.

Scott and Travis sat down with me and asked me about the tasks I had been given since I started and what I liked, or didn't like and how I thought things were going.  I told them and expressed my sincere gratitude for having a job at all--especially with no job experience in a resume form to speak of when they hired me.

Scott, the owner, told me that he was really happy to have me working for him and that I was doing a great job.  He had a few more things that he wanted to train me to do so I could relieve some of the pressure he was feeling.  He knew I was capable of doing more and, as long as I was happy with some new assignments, he thought I was ready. 

He also told me that he was giving me a 50 cent/hour raise.

I was thrilled.  And it felt really great to hear how much they appreciate me being there and the contribution I am making to the company.  When they hired me i was worried I couldn't learn stuff fast enough, or remember what I was learning long enough.  Apparently, they were never worried.


Yesterday, when my pay stub showed up in my email, I noticed that Scott had applied the raise to my pay period that just ended--rather than waiting until the new one started on the 1st.  THAT felt really nice.  He didn't have to do that, but I'm glad he did.