All These Things I've Done

When I went to post this entry, I was thinking to myself "Geez...I probably haven't posted in a good month. However, this is actually my second post in a week. I tell you, I'm off to a good start right now.

My girlfriend didn't get the job. Not because she decided against it, but her mom decided for her. It isn't fair, but I'm secretly happy for myself. I feel partially guilty for it, but now that she has a job here, I feel a bit better.

Before I get on to job related news on my end (Which is actually the main reason why I'm posting this), I want to say that Central did pay for my car's damages and my car is now fixed. It's always nice to have a happy car, and I'm glad they fixed it with relatively little hassle.

As for work, it's going to take a sharp turn soon. Yesterday, I went into my store manager's office to talk to him about a new feature on the company's website. It was all about planning your future in the company. For me, that was to simply look into getting trained in a higher level position. Not get shifts in it even, just to have the knowledge of how to do it in case they needed me.

I explained that situation to him, and he sympathized. He then asked me if I had ever thought of moving even higher in the company. I had, and do, as while many people tend to slam Wal-Mart, it truely is an interesting store to work in. That's when he told me this:

"Well, the other managers, as well as myself, have noticed your strong leadership and knowledge, so we'd like to get you started on a light management training course."

Now that truely shocked me. I had always assumed that those positions were left to people who had degrees and went to business school and such, but I've apparently been wrong. He told me that the huge Supercenters are just sucking up managers, and that they're looking for potential managers inside the company before they go outside. What an idea!

So now, I'm going to get the training I was originally looking for, and then from what I understand, they're basically going to rotate me around the floor and get me to gain as much knowledge and experience as I can, and after that, I have no idea, but I look forward to it. I've already started a personal development plan that my manager wanted me to do, so the wheels are starting to get in motion. I tell you, this should get very interesting soon.

-Patrick