The forms are in, the money is banked - Happy? Not at all.
It's so predictable what I'm about to say now, but I have to say it because it's so true!
My valuation of my primary skills, is clearly not what my immediate management team think! For me the job title is just a badge which I'll just put in the draw, it's meaningless for the simple reason being a "Senior Support Analyst" just means I officially get paid to be shouted at where before I didn't.
As I refreshed my employee records on my pc and saw my salary rise a miserable £2615 odd quid, not for the first time I feel completely cheated in 2006. For my plans going forward I can still make it work, but I've been busting my nuts in this job for a very long time trying to show people (senior management) what I'm worth. I made an instant complaint about it, and I have good reason too as well, I've been passed up for Senior for years now, and I've only got it because I asked for it, rather then my efforts be recognised added to that we have a contractor starting on Monday who knows nothing about my job, but will be clocking in at a rate of £325 a day and I'll have to show him the ropes - insult, after insult, after insult.
I've explained that I'm always on hand and my required salary more then entitles inpromptu phone calls in the evening and weekends to discuss business, on the downside for the company the pay settlement offered today means at 5pm every night my phone will go off and on Friday it goes off for the next two days, apart from when I do my on call stint. I've really turned in some good results recently as well, I'm at a loss for words about how I'm being treated with such contempt.
Enough of that now, I'm starting to piss myself off here!
Tomorrow, I'm chosing three places in my target area to view, no more messing about now - I need to be in before Xmas as the thought of waking up here to blasting xmas music from the lounge as my head pounds from the alcohol consumed the night before fills me with dread!
Caught up with an old friend too recently, only by mail but got a few wedding photo's sent through, haven't seen this person properly for five years and we have a quick gossip on email every now and then, the pictures look really nice and I wish them all the best!