FirstNoel's Journal: Today was a interesting day....

A hell of a lot of stuff has been happening in the last 3 weeks.

1. My boss is retiring.
2. His boss is getting a new position in the company.
3. Our HR guy got canned after the Union vote.
4. They announced today they are closing one of our plants. Not the one I'm in, but it does affect me.
5. Got to meet my new boss's boss. He asked me if I'd be interested in being the next boss. I said yes. We'll see where it goes.
6. My wife just brought me some Tin Roof Ice Cream, yum!
7. Other news I'll share at a later day.

As far as #5, I have no managerial experience. Let me repeat NO experience. However, I want to learn.

So it sound's like this will be how it works out.

Guy A, who worked in our dept, till he got promoted out, will kind of over-see our group for the time being. I'll be between him and the group, I'll be learning the job and seeing if the shoe fits. If I grow into the job, then I can eventually take the position completely. I don't see that happening for a while.

It's going to be an interesting year.

Sean D.

Congrats to you

[Red Warrior]

on the trial promotion. I'd say the Wheel of Karma owed you one. :-)

Sorry about the plant closing. I hope those guys find other employment quickly.

I wouldn't worry about having no management experience. Like anything else, it's a learned skill. Some have more aptitude than others, but anybody of reasonable intelligence (who isn't a complete ass - though even that isn't necessarily a deal breaker) can do it. Hell, even I have done it successfully a time or three.

Just takes a little studying, attention to det

all the best

[elmegil]

Other news I'll share at a later day.

Good luck, man. :-)

Re:all the best

[FortKnox]

I gotta guess, and my response, also, is best of luck!