July 12: Mr. Vice-President

I got a request from today from my Boss, who was returning from her 2-week vacation. It was one of those "Can you give me a call?" messages that she pinged over to me via Communicator. Of course, my initial thoughts are "bad news"; thinking either there's more work coming my way or the company has decided to make some reductions. Probably because I rarely get a message from my boss in this manner. So, reluctantly, I pinged back "Sure". And, I called her. Turns out she had great news. The Bank often awards Title Promotions as a way of recognizing an associate's overall performance in his/her role. There's no pay increase or anything like that, although I do think it has some vacation/personal day perks, but it's kind of a big deal internally. Last year, I was awarded an "Officer" title, today that title increased to "Assistant Vice-President. Needless to say I was both surprised and honored! First time I've ever had the privilege of being an Assistant Vice-President for anything; and that includes Jr-High Student Council.