When I was a little girl, I would ask my mom if I should
apply/try out for things, i.e. student council, cheerleading etc. etc. etc. My
mom would reply “Just try it, all they can do is say no”. Those were her words, what she meant was the
worst that could happen was that you don’t get in. So I did and I failed miserably a lot! Ha ha!
But I made the attempt and I have no regrets and now never wonder “what
if”. I do want to add that I made it for
a few things I attempted. J
I’m in a newly created position at my job. I’m so thankful
for it because it’s just what I needed.
I remember when I first started working at my company almost 5 years ago. It was
tedious and difficult and I was always under pressure. I made the effort to go above and beyond
and really figure things out and work more efficiently. I invented effective shortcuts that got the
job done in a quicker amount of time. Once I mastered that, I started to get
bored. I get bored easily and that is
one of my downfalls. But what is one to
do when they love their company (very supportive, great benefits, flexible) yet she is suffering from indifference of the actual tasks? Well the person in question would apply for a
lateral transfer. I simply went to a
routine meeting and got the announcement that one of my coworkers, in another
sub-department was moving out of state and that we would be throwing her a
party. Sad for my coworker, yet excited
about an opening, I approached the woman over that area and proposed my idea to
her. She mulled it over for a day and
then I got the news that I would be moving there. *Marcy had two weeks left so I was trained by
her which was great. Also she was on a different system so it added more
software to my resume. I was up for the
challenge and enjoyed every bit of it. Seasons came and went and there was a department
shuffle. My sub-department was going to be moved to another area and we were
going to be under new (to us) management. My current supervisor and manager
stayed behind. I was not looking forward
to this but had time to mentally prepare. And I always tell my children that
there are going to be changes in life that we did not ask for but we have to
roll with it. So here was my chance to
practice what I preached. My last
department had been with me through a lot: the death of my dad, sickness,
hospitalizations. These new people didn't know anything about me so I was wary.
It took me about a year before I let my guard down and got to know people. Slowly but surely, I would start asking about
their families and how they were doing. Before I knew it, we were joking and
laughing and getting work done like nobody’s business.
Management started noticing that my sub-department was being
bombarded and there was a certain area of work that was becoming overloaded. It was a burden for two reasons. First, yes,
there were a lot of accounts, but secondly everyone but me hated working in
that area of the system. To this day, I still can’t figure out why I love it
and they hate it but it worked out perfectly.
Management pitched to upper management about creating a new position and
fast forward to months later and I was congratulated for a 107% decrease in
that zone.
This wouldn't have happened if years ago I never put in for
a transfer. It’s funny how it all worked
out. And I know that there was a certain
risk involved in all of this. But if it
got to be too overwhelming, I would have walked into my manager’s office with
my tail between my legs admitting defeat.
Fortunately, I didn't have to and all is well. I just want to leave
anyone reading this with one phrase “Try for it, all they can do is say no”.
*Names have been changed
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