I got told today that I had "a pep in my step." The morning doorman said that, and so did the security at the office when I was walking in to work. The bike messenger who came to drop stuff off mentioned it too.
Arnie even asked me if I got engaged over the weekend because he said I had a shit-eating grin all over my face all day long. When I explained what had happened over the weekend, he shook his head and said we'd need to work out sending me on a real vacation.
Arnie said it kind of kiddingly, but I hope he remembers because it would be great if I don't have to ask later on.
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Argh! That was your opportunity! That was when you were supposed to ask for that week off you wanted in December. You can still make use of it later, though, depending on how long his memory span is. Just say, ''Remember how when I came back from that weekend at a hotel with Josh you said you'd have to work on getting me a 'real' vacation? Well...[fill in explanation of tentative plans and request here]''.
That was my first thought too, that that was an great opportunity, an opening for you to say, Well, funny that you mention it, because I was hoping to arrange with you in advance for a week off during my winter break, because Josh wants to take me on a vacation then.
The good news is, now you can feel better about asking for time off, having this extra indication that Arnie would be agreeable to it. And even though you missed the immediate opportunity, the idea, the opening, is still kind of out there. You don't really have to re-create the opportunity. Arnie will have this in mind for a while, no need to remind him to introduce your request. It would be natural of you to be thinking about vacations after your weekend experience and your conversation with Arnie.
Just do it soon. Yes, you were planning to wait until the end of the summer to ask, but now you ought to do it within the week, not only so that just by asking you will prompt Arnie to in his mind make the connection, but also because if you don't take control and ask for what you want, Arnie might be true to his word and with good intentions decide for you when your vacation will be, and then you'll be stuck not having been able to ask for what you wanted first and feeling like you did the other week about Arnie doing you a favor for which you didn't ask and worrying about being greedy when it is something different you want.
You totally have the opportunity to ask instead of being passive and having to take what you are kindly given but would not choose for yourself. So make your request!
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