Pappa’s got a brand new bag
Posted on May 12, 2006
I usually try not to blog about work. Mainly because when I get home, I don’t want to think about work, but also because of privacy issues associated with working in the health industry. However, there have been a few things going on at work that merit a little bit of bloggage.
As of May 20, 2006, I will have been an employee at IU for five years. They sent me a note a week or so ago, reminding me of this, and they said I should be getting a booklet or something from which I can choose a gift. Kinda neat, although I spoke with one lady who said when she got her five-year thing, she chose a pin, which she said she never received. OTOH, she also said when she got her 10 year gift, she chose a small tent, which she didn’t expect to get. I guess Murphy’s Law came into effect, because, since she didn’t expect it, she got it. She said she didn’t really know what to do with it, so she kept it for her grandkids when they come over to visit. Anyway, I haven’t gotten the booklet yet, so I don’t know what there is to choose from. BTW, this is the longest I have ever worked at one job. My previous personal record was something like three years at Fiberlok.
The other thing worth blogging about is I’m getting a promotion of sorts. Most departments at IU have a person called the LSP or Local Support Provider. Basically, the computer person. If the computer breaks, it’s their job to fix it. Some departments have a full-time LSP, but the ophthalmology department has one who does it part time, in addition to other duties. Until recently, that has been one of our ophthamic photographers. He would do LSP work three days a week, and photography two days a week. However, he recently got offered a teaching/research position at the IU School of Informatics, working with Maya, but teaching Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, etc. It’s a good job for him, but that left the department without an LSP. Me, being fairly geeky, got offered the job. Technically, this is on an interim basis for a few reasons, by mutual understanding.
On my side, I will still be doing some secretarial work, so I have to find a “happy medium” that allows me to do my normal duties, in addition to the LSP work. Also, I wanted to make sure this is something I can do, or want to do. On the surface, it sounds like a good deal. If I accept the position on a regular basis, I will get a promotion and a raise, but I don’t know how much work is involved. I’ve been doing some of the work this past week since he has been on vacation, so I’m getting an idea, but there is still quite a bit to learn, I’m sure. For the department, although they didn’t say anything, I imagine they want to make sure I can do the job to their satisfaction. I hope they realize that I will still be training in this job, so there will be some bumps in the road, so to speak.
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