annual review

do you ever get the feeling that you're a much better actor than you had any possible notion?

just had my annual review.

it went well.

really well.

alarmingly well.

all points made against me were totally valid, and plenty of points were made in my favor that i had no idea were getting noticed.

i got a bonus.

i got a raise.

and, best of all, i got

an extra week's vacation.

extra week.

that brings me to three.

it still leaves me making less than i would like, but now i have an extra week to sit home and brood about it.

interestingly, one of the things that was pointed out to me as something i could improve was the fact that i hadn't sought external/supplemental training. apparently, there's a budget for this stuff.

it seems that this year, i'm being encouraged to go get my learn on.

where was all this goodness when i was spending the whole year at the end of my tether? it all would have been easier to deal with if i'd known that these are the kinds of things i'm working for...

anyway. i give myself two days before i start hating my job again. but hey. a two day reprieve is better than none, right?