work graduation, work promotion
Feb. 24th, 2024 07:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cateyespecksSo two months ago, the director of our program resigned. I had worked with her for just over a year (she hired me), and she had quite a few issues in her work performance and conduct, due to what I think was mostly her self-esteem and past traumas. Both of these issues unfortunately bled into her work, and caused inappropriate interactions or inaction (to important issues/topics) with both our residents and our staff. She received some corrective action from her supervisors, and within a week, chose to put in her resignation. After the resignation, sadly she either flat out said or alluded to negative things about our program and the administration, twisting the facts to appear as the victim. It was a shame. I truly don't think anyone had bad feelings towards her as a person, but people saw the issues, and I just think this was not the right time for her to be in the role that she was in. She has a lot of growth to do.
Anyway... recently we had a resident approaching graduation from our program (she actually graduated today). Typically our program is about two years, and so when they are graduating, we ask the woman to select who she would like to invite to her graduation party (which we host). In addition to her very supportive family, the woman who graduated wanted to invite a few former and current employees, including the former director. Not at all a surprise, and totally appropriate. Seeing the former director was really nice today. I did not sense any awkwardness from anyone, which I was so glad about. After all, we weren't gathering for any of us, we were gathering for this woman who had worked so hard for two years to climb out of addiction, work on herself in multiple therapies, work on life skills, get multiple job offers, and get an apartment of her own. I did not even see her at her lowest, as I've only been there for the last 15 months or so, but I could not be any prouder of her.
This past week leading up to the graduation celebration, my current supervisor mentioned that I ought to give a speech at the graduation luncheon. I get nervous with that kind of stuff. Ultimately I always do well enough, but the lead up to public speaking engagements always makes me a bit anxious. And today the ED and my supervisor are like, "And you're gonna start us out." Haha, I just rolled with it. Luckily I had prepared something touching, but also really funny to speak about to the graduate. The audience and the graduate were cracking up and liked the speech/story. I was relieved it went over so well. The whole party was really lovely, I couldn't have asked for a nicer afternoon for her. She really deserved it.
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As a side note, for the last month or so, I've been in loose negotiations to take the director role. We have done without someone in that role the last couple months, because we were still recovering from the director leaving (and the mini dramas that came of that), as well as working to discharge one woman and bring in another. It's just been busy, and we wanted to catch our breath before throwing someone new into that director role. I had a couple residents and employees come to me to see if I was going to take the role, and I would be very non-committal and tread lightly. Honestly, I wasn't 100% sure I wanted it, since I love my current job so very much. But over time, in talking with my supervisor and the ED on several occasions, I think I'm very likely going to take it. I just need to negotiate salary, and then we can determine when I'd transition over. We'd also need to find and train someone to work my current job.
Anyway... recently we had a resident approaching graduation from our program (she actually graduated today). Typically our program is about two years, and so when they are graduating, we ask the woman to select who she would like to invite to her graduation party (which we host). In addition to her very supportive family, the woman who graduated wanted to invite a few former and current employees, including the former director. Not at all a surprise, and totally appropriate. Seeing the former director was really nice today. I did not sense any awkwardness from anyone, which I was so glad about. After all, we weren't gathering for any of us, we were gathering for this woman who had worked so hard for two years to climb out of addiction, work on herself in multiple therapies, work on life skills, get multiple job offers, and get an apartment of her own. I did not even see her at her lowest, as I've only been there for the last 15 months or so, but I could not be any prouder of her.
This past week leading up to the graduation celebration, my current supervisor mentioned that I ought to give a speech at the graduation luncheon. I get nervous with that kind of stuff. Ultimately I always do well enough, but the lead up to public speaking engagements always makes me a bit anxious. And today the ED and my supervisor are like, "And you're gonna start us out." Haha, I just rolled with it. Luckily I had prepared something touching, but also really funny to speak about to the graduate. The audience and the graduate were cracking up and liked the speech/story. I was relieved it went over so well. The whole party was really lovely, I couldn't have asked for a nicer afternoon for her. She really deserved it.
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As a side note, for the last month or so, I've been in loose negotiations to take the director role. We have done without someone in that role the last couple months, because we were still recovering from the director leaving (and the mini dramas that came of that), as well as working to discharge one woman and bring in another. It's just been busy, and we wanted to catch our breath before throwing someone new into that director role. I had a couple residents and employees come to me to see if I was going to take the role, and I would be very non-committal and tread lightly. Honestly, I wasn't 100% sure I wanted it, since I love my current job so very much. But over time, in talking with my supervisor and the ED on several occasions, I think I'm very likely going to take it. I just need to negotiate salary, and then we can determine when I'd transition over. We'd also need to find and train someone to work my current job.
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