megan

12 hour days.  30 minutes commute.  On my feet all day.  My work day is kicking my arse!  Why couldn’t I be a trust fund baby dammit??

I just got a call from my manager’s manager, and she called to congratulate me because I had been nominated for a marketing reward at work.  Basically, an account started using us much more often after I had spent time marketing there.  Well, this is a nice honor, but guess what the reward is?  Dinner, with all my coworkers, at a restaurant in Seattle.

 Ok, that may not sound bad.  But let me just go over the reasons why I HATE this reward for doing a good job.

 1)  I am trying to lose weight and now I’m going to eat a dinner.

2)  I have to dress up in my work clothes on my day off from work and rub elbows with the big wigs.  It’s basically just more marketing and work on my weekend!

3)  I have to commute 30 minutes each way to go to this dinner.  In my car, using my gas.

I am glad that I am doing well at work, but seriously, this is a stupid reward in my opinion!  I would prefer the recognition in the form of just an email sent to coworkers with my name in lights or a gift card if you want to spend money.  But please, don’t pull me away from my family and my home on my day off from work.  And by the way, saying I can’t go without a legitimate reason is a big no-no.