PROMO

Today I got confirmation from upper management regarding my promotion. It was a weird feeling awaiting to hear their decision only because I had it my mind that I deserved this promotion and had all these next steps I had mapped out in my head of what I was going to do next. But I had absolutely no clue what would have happened if they denied me this. Maybe I would have flipped out. Maybe I would have been depressed. I have no idea, but I can tell you this---I was plenty happy to hear they gave me the promotion. I started emailing and IMing some friends and even called some people just because I was so happy. It is definitely a sense of validation...but I was also kind of sad. Because I realized the one person I wanted affirmation and validation I can no longer have.

I can't call them. Leave a message for them. Or write them a letter.

No one would care as much. And no one ever will again.