Money for Nothing

A couple of weeks ago now, I was pulled into the office by my boss. I had not been previously called in for a meeting and had only been working there for about two months. Naturally, I was thinking, 'what'd I do?!?!' But then, she said she had to talk to another inspector first because she needed to be scolded. So then I figured that I wasn't getting in trouble or she would have just talked to me while I was there instead of calling me back later. Approximately one hour later, she called the assistant executive housekeeper to the office and then called me right after, saying she wanted to talk to us both together. So then I go in to this meeting and it starts with the executive housekeeper saying, "I've told you this before, but you remind me a lot of myself." She goes on to say that she thinks I'm bored in my position and thinks that I need to take on more responsibility and need to be challenged more. She asked if I would like to be a permanent opener and take over lost and found and basically be the next assistant in training. The only matter of business that still needs to be handled is that I think this should constitute a raise (my 90 days is coming up so I'm waiting until then). 

This whole situation got me thinking, though. I've told many people before that I do not think that money is the have all or end all of the world. My job can be very stressful. I take complaints from my housekeepers on a very regular basis. I get ignored by my fellow inspectors because they are high strung and I told them so. Also, I am pulled in a billion different directions on a regular basis. Even though it's stressful and causes over-stimulation, I love my job. To me, this is more important than making a lot of money. Call me crazy, but I would rather work at a place I love versus being absolutely miserable and having more money than I know what to do with. Granted, since moving back to Nebraska, I actually have fun money. I haven't been able to say that in years! I guess, in a nut shell, moving back to Nebraska was definitely the right decision.