No Good News

I've had a little bit of a rough time recently. A few weeks ago I applied for a supervisor position at the bank. Every one at the branch was routing for me, so I though I had a good chance of getting the job. So I applied and interviewed. I thought it went well...

So then Justin, the assistant manager, pulls me into his office and tells me that Holly, the regional manager, recommended against me getting the promotion. She blamed it on my sales. So, Justin said they'd keep the position open and that I have a month to improve my sales. So, SELL SELL SELL!!

I think perhaps that the bank isn't promoting anyone at this point. We all thought Justin was a shoe in for manager, but he hasn't gotten the official tittle yet.

So Friday morning, I came into work super early to open the bank so that I could take off early and have the day off. And luck be it that the auditors came on Friday! So I didn't get quizzed and scrutinized like the other tellers. Very cool. However, our branch failed the audit. I like to think it's because we're operating on minimum staff and no manager. That certainly doesn't help.

Taxes were do the other day. I know this because the bank was packed with people who needed cashier checks payable to the 'united states treasury'. I didn't realize that so many people waited last minute to do their taxes. Charles did ours earlier this month. He filled out the forms all by himself-- I'm amazed he could decipher those things. So hopefully we'll get lots of money back soon.

I finally heard back from UCSB about my grad application. They said no. People seem to have a hard time grasping that since I was rejected, I can't take any classes. The reaction I most often get is, "Oh, that's too bad. But you can still take a few classes." No I can't. They don't want me. No school for Beth. :-(

So, the past week has been an overall bummer. I'm thinking I should look for a new job; I don't know. Charles just wants me to be happy. Once I recover from this double blow, I'll think about how to proceed.