Causing A Promotion

Madonna - Causing A Commotion

Refrain:

I've got the moves baby, you got the motion
If we got together we'd be causing a commotion
I've got the moves baby, you got the motion
If we got together we'd be causing a commotion

Verse 1:
You met your match when you met me
I know that you will disagree it's crazy
But opposites attract you'll see
And I won't let you get away so easy
The love you save may be your own
Can't fight this feeling, aren't you tired of being alone
You won't admit it but you know it's true
It's not a secret how I feel when I stand next to you

Repeat Refrain:

Verse 2:
Someday you'll see my point of view
You can't keep wishing on the stars baby
What works for me can work for you
You've got to make a compromise and maybe
Then we can keep our love alive
And when it falls we won't let it die
It doesn't matter if you win or lose
It's how you play the game so get into the groove

Repeat Refrain 
 
Causing a commotion, causing a commotion
Causing a commotion, causing a commotion

Bridge:
I hope you find what you're looking for
Is it mine, walk through that door
We're wasting time, make up your mind
And get into the groove

Then we can keep our love alive
And when it falls we won't let it die
It doesn't matter if you win or lose
It's how you play the game so get into the groove

I hope you find what you're looking for
Is it mine, walk through that door
We're wasting time, make up your mind
And get into the groove

Repeat Refrain
 

Causing a commotion, causing a commotion
Causing a commotion, causing a commotion

I received some good news from my manager this week.  It took a bit of time before we were able to connect to share it with me since we were both busy with meetings.   It's been a bit hectic since I'm the guide for four of my company's newer employees.   It's very intense working with them and then trying to work on my own cases.   I want to scream but I'm keeping it pushing.

So when my manager and I finally met, she shared with me that I officially received a promotion.   As I mentioned my manager was discussing with me on strategies I should take in order to get a promotion sometime in 2024.    I just didn't expect it to happen so early in 2024 let alone at all.   

From what my manager told me it's a competitive process to even be considered for one.  One of the things I needed to do of course was increase my responsibility load, including taking on high severity cases which I started doing a few months ago.

I remember telling my manager that I wasn't interested in joining the team that handled Sev1 cases.   But the person who took on the role wound up getting a promotion and basically they reached out to me to take over the role.   At the time they asked me about taking over, I didn't know about that individual's promotion.   So I was hemming and humming over whether I should or not.   But when I found out about the individual's promotion, I was channeling Roxy Hart in Chicago where she changed her tune about wearing a hideous dress for her court appearance after the prison killed another lady by hanging.   The next scene Roxy was like..."ohh I don't think this outfit is so bad"...LOL.    And I was like, "Oh maybe this Sev1 thing isn't so bad."...LOL.    We changed our tunes with a quickness.

That may have been the thing that tipped the scales in my favor.    I still can't believe it happened.   The timing of the promotion also happens to coincide with my second anniversary starting work there.   What a way to celebrate my second anniversary.    

There may have been some other soft factors as well that contributed to my getting a promotion.   Out of everyone on my team, I'm one of only two folks who turns on their camera during my manager's weekly Zoom meeting.   The other person is already a senior person.   I honestly felt awkward turning it on while everyone else had theirs off but I think it made my manager feel better knowing that she wasn't alone on camera.   She kept repeatedly encouraging others to show their faces but a lot didn't.  Several other key team members that my manager liked made lateral moves late last year to other roles within Salesforce.   Two others that were good workers left the company altogether.   She's had drama with other team members so I couldn't imagine anyone else from her team being considered.

I also kept my LinkedIn profile updated as well with my additional 6 certifications I've completed since starting my new role.   I also recently renewed my Security Plus certification for another three years which I mentioned on LinkedIn.   I was under the assumption that management or higher was watching what I post there.   

My promotion also is a good thing for my manager as well since I am officially the first person on her team to get promoted under her watch.   She really did fight to get me considered as well with my "presentation" to the decision makers.    It is a win for her which I am happy about.

Of course I'm wondering how other folks will react.  I'm sure some will wonder why I was selected.   Some will no doubt be jealous and accuse me of kissing butt.    If doing my job, supporting my manager, and being helpful to other team members is called kissing butt, then I have kissed all the booty.    But I have to put that out of my mind.   I can't let it bother me how negatively other people may react.   At the end of the day they are not paying my bills.   

I'm actually also happy to get this promotion since there are some newer folks that have been hired that have the potential to be super stars down the line.   I imagine it would be harder to have to compete along with them for future promotions (though I would have seniority at least).   But thankfully I don't have to worry about that now.

The promotion gives me a 20% percent raise that puts my salary just over the 6 figure mark for the first time since 2017 where I only got to enjoy the raise for 5 or 6 months before getting laid off.    Ruh roh.  I hope that doesn't happen to me here.   But the increase will no doubt help in my quest to pay off my mortgage by July 2026 and help Dom and I with a few other things.   It's also my first promotion since 2006.

Guess how I unintentionally celebrated my promotion.   I did so by accidentally banging my foot against the entertainment center on the floor as I walked out of the room.   My toe is injured and is currently swollen and numb.   I've been icing it and elevating it periodically.   I hope it's not broken.   

I made the moves baby, manager made the motions, put those all together it was causing a promotion...LOL.   Congratulations to me!