To be a graphic designer...
ICE posted a position for a Graphic Designer and a temporary marketing assistant in the newspaper a few weeks ago. This was shortly after I got my new title of Desktop Publisher Intermediate. The Graphic Designer’s job description looks exactly like my resume, yet it pays 5,000 more a year and has twice as much vacation time.
As much as I despise ICE, getting the title I deserve, twice as much vacation, and 5k more a year would be a nice stepping stone in the company. That’s not to say that I’m going to discontinue looking for a new job. I’m still miserable, I’d just be miserable with twice as much vacation.
So I apply for the position and the very next day Step-on-me approaches me and says she has good news. I’m thinking, “Yay! New job title with more monies!”
Step-on-me then says, “because you’ve been accepting new responsibilities with such a good mood (aka doing all Piper’s work) and have ‘blossomed’—as Carol puts it—as a graphic designer, we’re giving you a 3% raise, effective immediately.”
Needless to say, I’m confused. I mean, I can’t help but be happy, but I’m still confused. Why would I get a raise? I didn’t ask for a raise? Do they not want me to apply for the Graphic Designer position? Is this their way of appeasing me so I don’t throw a fit when they don’t give me the new postion?
So I’m grumpy the rest of the week. Fake-nice to Step-on-me, of course, but what the Hell, it’s Christmas, right? Still I’m put through the torture of having to entertain and help the applicants for the new Graphic Designer position as they toil away for three to five hours on a work sample. One lady is a total grump and complains about the keyboard, mouse, and the new mouse when I ask IT over to switch out her peripherals.
I make sure to discredit all the applicants if I have the slightest problem with them. Actually, it turns out that the few people I didn’t have a problem with, Step-on-me had problems with them.
A few days into the testing, Step-on-me asks me into her office. “Colormist, I just received your name on my list for the Graphic Designer position. I really didn’t know you were interested and I wanted you to know I wasn’t ignoring you.”
Oddly enough, this speech is sounding very familiar to a speech I received from Step when I applied for Piper’s position before Piper was hired.
“When did you apply for the job?” Step inquires.
“Oh, it was back a few days before you gave me the raise.” I’m almost positive the implications of her giving me a raise shortly after I had applied are sinking in. “I’m sure they’re just slow getting the applications into the system.”
“Well, I wanted to let you know that I’m not ignoring you and I’ll have you take the work sample some time next week, okay?”
“Yeah okay.” This would be the same work sample that I helped Step devise for the applicants. The very same processes that I helped create and do on a daily basis, I now have to prove that I know how to do. This should be interesting…
Honestly, this has turned out to be more of fun mind-game with Step-on-me than an actual attempt to get this position.
As much as I despise ICE, getting the title I deserve, twice as much vacation, and 5k more a year would be a nice stepping stone in the company. That’s not to say that I’m going to discontinue looking for a new job. I’m still miserable, I’d just be miserable with twice as much vacation.
So I apply for the position and the very next day Step-on-me approaches me and says she has good news. I’m thinking, “Yay! New job title with more monies!”
Step-on-me then says, “because you’ve been accepting new responsibilities with such a good mood (aka doing all Piper’s work) and have ‘blossomed’—as Carol puts it—as a graphic designer, we’re giving you a 3% raise, effective immediately.”
Needless to say, I’m confused. I mean, I can’t help but be happy, but I’m still confused. Why would I get a raise? I didn’t ask for a raise? Do they not want me to apply for the Graphic Designer position? Is this their way of appeasing me so I don’t throw a fit when they don’t give me the new postion?
So I’m grumpy the rest of the week. Fake-nice to Step-on-me, of course, but what the Hell, it’s Christmas, right? Still I’m put through the torture of having to entertain and help the applicants for the new Graphic Designer position as they toil away for three to five hours on a work sample. One lady is a total grump and complains about the keyboard, mouse, and the new mouse when I ask IT over to switch out her peripherals.
I make sure to discredit all the applicants if I have the slightest problem with them. Actually, it turns out that the few people I didn’t have a problem with, Step-on-me had problems with them.
A few days into the testing, Step-on-me asks me into her office. “Colormist, I just received your name on my list for the Graphic Designer position. I really didn’t know you were interested and I wanted you to know I wasn’t ignoring you.”
Oddly enough, this speech is sounding very familiar to a speech I received from Step when I applied for Piper’s position before Piper was hired.
“When did you apply for the job?” Step inquires.
“Oh, it was back a few days before you gave me the raise.” I’m almost positive the implications of her giving me a raise shortly after I had applied are sinking in. “I’m sure they’re just slow getting the applications into the system.”
“Well, I wanted to let you know that I’m not ignoring you and I’ll have you take the work sample some time next week, okay?”
“Yeah okay.” This would be the same work sample that I helped Step devise for the applicants. The very same processes that I helped create and do on a daily basis, I now have to prove that I know how to do. This should be interesting…
Honestly, this has turned out to be more of fun mind-game with Step-on-me than an actual attempt to get this position.
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