Good News!

Today I have good news! Not only is it Christmas Eve, but I found out I got a raise! And a BONUS! I had been praying about what to do as the insurance went up in November and I already spend so much of my earnings towards insurance and health expenses, that I was thinking maybe I should find another job with greater pay. So I got my resume together and decided to wait to find out what 2009 would look like. Right now with only 2 cars and L working in north Dallas, plus the economy being not so great, I thought wouldn't be a good time to really look. I need to have some flexibility taking and picking up kids, which doesn't sit too well at a brand new job in my field.

I really like what I do: it is interesting and always changing. We get new companies and learn about them and I do most of the accounting for them. I really like my immediate boss because he is very smart and clever and resourceful. He is a great mentor to learn all manner of new things. But, I don't like to feel unappreciated either. I don't want to be stuck working in a company making less than my market value. Right now I do not have that luxury with L's off and on contract employment.

So, after sitting in the dentist's chair for 3 hours getting fitted for a temporary crown on the tooth I broke, I went back to the office and got my laptop and left youngest son in the car. He was with me due to an appointment for his braces at the same time. I peeked in to wish the two main partners I work with a Merry Christmas. They were surprised to see me and said, "Come in, we want to talk to you!" and sounded cheery.

They told me how they appreciated me and my work and that they know I've been underpaid for what I do and that they know they can't really pay me what I'm worth, but that they'd like to give me a nice raise and a bonus as well. Then they handed me the paper for my employment file and it was over $5000.00 raise and $1200 bonus to be paid on the last paycheck of the year 12/31. Wa-hoo!

So I think that is an answer to prayer. :-)