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May 14, 2006

Movin' on up

I almost forgot to make a post about this: I've been promoted!

The 8th of this month marked my 90 days with PFS. It was a quick 90 days, but the IT department was able to get a lot taken care of in this short period of time. In addition, we've grown quite a bit as well. We started off with a department of 3 and now have 7, including myself. And we're still hiring, so it's going to continue to grow.

Since my 90 days were up, I knew that my review would be coming sometime afterwards. Sure enough, my bosses grabbed me this past Wednesday and pulled me into a small room where we could discuss my 90 day review. It was all very positive and some nice things were said about my work. But what made it perfect was the announcement of my promotion from System Administrator to IT Manager.

That's right, I'm once again an IT Manager.

This wasn't a huge surprise, mind you. Since the time I started with the company, I've held a kind of management roll. I've been managing the technicians on a daily basis and to some degree, the other Sys Admins as well. I've been doing all of the interviews for open IT positions and making recommendations for hiring. I've also been doing the training of new employees and handing out duties for all shifts. So, in a way I've been doing the work of an IT manager since day one ... but now it's official.

I appreciate the trust that has been given to me by my managers. They're all very good people and I think very highly of them. I also like my staff as well. They're all very hardworking individuals and are very good at what they do. They all work well as a team and make sure that the job that they do is done right. I do my best to encourage them and make sure that they know how much their work is appreciated.

It's good to be part of the team.

~out...

Posted by ed at May 14, 2006 05:20 PM

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