Paid Vacation II

“You can’t force anyone to value, respect, understand, or support you, but you can choose to spend your time around people who do.”

Lori Deschene

After my treatise on paid vacations yesterday I received a number of congratulatory emails.

While they are appreciated, I think some clarification is in order.

True there are some much appreciated benefits with this shift in status,paid vacation, sick days,personal time,paid holidays etc.

Whether or not I will be able to effectively be able to use these perks to my benefit is yet to be determined.

As for the core issue normally accompanying a move like this,my salary, that's another story.

There will be a stabilizing as well as a slight bump in my actual take home pay.

Today,I will meet with the program director to review the other shoe, the new responsibilities, that will fallon my shoulders.

I am looking forward to all of this.

Moving forward is always a good thing.

I remember when I first accepted this 10 hour/week part time job.

A very wise man (my Rabbi) was quick to point out "David,the JCC is a great organization.You never know what will come from this".

20/20 hindsight points to he really did know what he was talking about.

Waas it opportunity knocking?

Perhaps.

Was it my approach to the job?

Maybe.

Is it just another part of the Journey?

Most definitely.

Meanwhile, I still am in a quandary as to how to effectively take advantage of all of these perks and benefits.

To be continued.........................

(once I figure it out!)