Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Work vs. School
Today as I was working in my Care Manager position, a fellow coworker tells me that my supervisor has called for me and tells me that she needed to talk to me. Not knowing what's going on, I quickly finished what I was doing and went into her office. My supervisor tells me that two of my fellow coworkers have been promoted and that a lead position was open. She tells me that I have been chosen for the lead position for being an extraordinary person with my proven leadership skills and kindness.
At first, many emotions succumbed my mind. If I were to accept, I would of course have a higher pay, gain knowledge, as well as make my resume more appealing to potential employers. However, in the back of my head I knew I didn't want this. This was the same supervisor five months ago who stated in my yearly review that I lacked the skills to lead and that she thinks that I am not ready to be in a managerial position.
Now I simply ask...what has changed from then till now? I tried to work this through in my head. Five months ago if she tells me what she told me today, I would have been jumping for joy. On the contrary, earlier today I refused the position. I have realized that my education is what I want to focus on right now. The position requires too much from me. My supervisor insisted that I take it in at first and come back later with an answer. At the time, I told her I would think about it; now here I am in a dilemma on what to do.
Should I accept and overwhelm myself with additional workload and responsibilities or should I simply turn it down, maintain my current position and easily manage to keep a balance between work and school?
At first, many emotions succumbed my mind. If I were to accept, I would of course have a higher pay, gain knowledge, as well as make my resume more appealing to potential employers. However, in the back of my head I knew I didn't want this. This was the same supervisor five months ago who stated in my yearly review that I lacked the skills to lead and that she thinks that I am not ready to be in a managerial position.
Now I simply ask...what has changed from then till now? I tried to work this through in my head. Five months ago if she tells me what she told me today, I would have been jumping for joy. On the contrary, earlier today I refused the position. I have realized that my education is what I want to focus on right now. The position requires too much from me. My supervisor insisted that I take it in at first and come back later with an answer. At the time, I told her I would think about it; now here I am in a dilemma on what to do.
Should I accept and overwhelm myself with additional workload and responsibilities or should I simply turn it down, maintain my current position and easily manage to keep a balance between work and school?
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