Raise Up On Outta Here

A few weeks ago, the senior designer announced her resignation after 12 years of working for the College, which was pure music to my ears. Her departure will mark a new era of modern, consistent and unified publications across the board, depending on who they hire to fill the position of course.

I’m hoping that the powers that be will take this opportunity to redistribute the workload, regain control of the position and establish stronger priorities.

My boss will no longer be able to hide behind her precious designer and vice versa. When the shit hits the fan, people will clearly be able to see who’s been pulling the wool over their eyes. Hopefully, doors will open for me too.

I don’t know if I want to apply for the position – they don’t even know what they want to do with the position nor do they really know how to fill it for one thing and I definitely don’t want to do what SHE was doing, most of which was a big secret.

First and foremost, I would like my office mate to apply for the job. He was recently promoted to new position a few months ago (formerly a graphic designer), but he’s not really feeling the new title and I don’t blame him one bit. He’s a great designer who’s easy to work with and I wouldn’t mind having him in a senior position above me. In fact, I’d prefer it.

However, I’ll be damned if they fill that senior position with someone who can’t do a quarter of what I can do and still allow them to make a higher salary than me; especially since I’ve been designing for print, the web, providing photography and managing interns. I feel like I deserve a raise ANYWAY and this may be my time to ask.

I could also request for a promotion as I’ve gone far beyond my job description and surpassed expectations. In that case, I’d be perfectly happy if they hired someone at my level or below. If they decide to higher a senior-level person, they better damn well give me a raise; especially if I have to train someone who’s ABOVE me.

As of two weeks ago when the senior designer’s resignation was announced, no job posting has been released and I don’t know what the hell is taking so long. My guess is that the senior designer’s work load has been such a mystery beyond the obvious that they don’t really know WHAT the void will be.

I’ll tell you this right now: I will not stand to take on extra hours of work and stress against my will. I’ve been there once before and it ain’t happenin’ again and if these people try to bulldoze me, all hell will break lose and I don’t give a damn if I’m fired over it.