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17 years ago
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So I had an interesting thing happen this week.
It begins with me at my computer at work, working on whatever I happened to be working on. My manager drops by my desk, which is a rarity in itself (he's a nice guy, but just lacks a personality) and asks me to speak to him in his office.
This sets off the alarm bells in my head. I've only been with the company two years, and even though there have been announcements about how there will not be any layoffs, the economy taking a nosedive sows plenty of doubt about my chances.
Swallowing hard, I close up what I'm working with and make my way over to my boss's office. He has me sit down and pulls a sheet of paper out of his desk drawer.
Of course, I'm sweating bullets by this point.
He clears his throat and says, "Effective immediately..."
Mental translation: ...crap.
"...you are promoted to Level 2 engineer."
It takes a few moments for my brain to reboot itself, but I manage the spiel of thank-yous and how much my time at the company means and how I'm trying to work as hard as everyone else to pull my share blah blah blah.
So yeah, something new to put on the business card, if I actually had one. I'm still doing the same work, but slightly higher pay grade (not going to say no to that).
So yeah, I'm in a bit better mood now. ^^
INCREASE TO LVL 2 ENGINEER
+0 HP
+0 MP
+0 BASE ATTACK BONUS
+0 DESK SIZE
+0 OWN OFFICE
+1 STAMINA (For sitting through more meetings without falling asleep)
+1 COFFEE POWER
+10 NUMBERS PULLED FROM AIR SKILL
+10 RESUME SCORE
YOU RECIEVE 2371 GP AND A MYTHRIL PLATE MAIL
It begins with me at my computer at work, working on whatever I happened to be working on. My manager drops by my desk, which is a rarity in itself (he's a nice guy, but just lacks a personality) and asks me to speak to him in his office.
This sets off the alarm bells in my head. I've only been with the company two years, and even though there have been announcements about how there will not be any layoffs, the economy taking a nosedive sows plenty of doubt about my chances.
Swallowing hard, I close up what I'm working with and make my way over to my boss's office. He has me sit down and pulls a sheet of paper out of his desk drawer.
Of course, I'm sweating bullets by this point.
He clears his throat and says, "Effective immediately..."
Mental translation: ...crap.
"...you are promoted to Level 2 engineer."
It takes a few moments for my brain to reboot itself, but I manage the spiel of thank-yous and how much my time at the company means and how I'm trying to work as hard as everyone else to pull my share blah blah blah.
So yeah, something new to put on the business card, if I actually had one. I'm still doing the same work, but slightly higher pay grade (not going to say no to that).
So yeah, I'm in a bit better mood now. ^^
INCREASE TO LVL 2 ENGINEER
+0 HP
+0 MP
+0 BASE ATTACK BONUS
+0 DESK SIZE
+0 OWN OFFICE
+1 STAMINA (For sitting through more meetings without falling asleep)
+1 COFFEE POWER
+10 NUMBERS PULLED FROM AIR SKILL
+10 RESUME SCORE
YOU RECIEVE 2371 GP AND A MYTHRIL PLATE MAIL
Or how about the leadership feat? You could always use a cohort to do your other work.
Over all though, congrats on the rank increase. Though did they really say "Level 2 engineer" ? If so, It compels me to think that military is D&D now.