A break maybe

Well I may get a career break for a change.

Here's the update on whats going on w/ my career.

1) bank is dying, bonus is going to be bad. some predict 0. i find that hard to believe, but i guess sentiment is its going to be damn bad.
2) i was trying to get promoted. it looked good, like a semi-lock, but then i found out that my old manager jacked me. you see, when u switch managers, they suddenly turn on you because their interest is w/ the people who are staying w/ them, not the old people who left. So when it came time to say what he thought of my getting promoted he said something like "he's new we should wait a year" -- rather than supporting me the way he did before. My new manager was shocked at his lack of honor. Yep what a bastard.
3) an alternative to the standard promotion path was to get promoted instantly via a coincidental org-change. i happen to be in an org that has no AVP title and I am getting transitioned into an org w/ an AVP, thus they are determining who should have been an AVP, etc. So there is a good chance to get an instant "adjusted" title. It looks good for this route.

Thus.. I may be an Assist Vice President soon. I'll let you know. It means no more money but at least I get a nice corporate title. Untitled vs Titled is a small step. Its really just a stepping stone to VP which is the real step, then SVP which is a big step. I may just settle into AVP for a while if I make it.

Well I needed a break. I was starting to get pissed at work with this nonsense and dying company/stock price.