a little relief...

I don't talk about work much here. For some good reasons, not the least of which is too many people forget that their blogs are public (unless password protected--anyone ever encountered one? no? my point exactly) and no good can come from saying too much about work in a public forum.

However, I will freely admit that I am struggling some at work. I was promoted very shortly after I started working here and I will acknowledge that I need some guidance and training around being a manager in a very corporate setting. I've managed information departments in the past...but that experience hasn't quite prepared me for the expectations of my current position.

I attended two training sessions today, open to all managers and supervisors; most attended at least one. Both were quite good. I also met with our executive trainer today. She was most wholeheartedly helpful...and has offered her assistance and guidance to me in individual face to face meetings once a week.

That was a huge relief to me. I don't have to go this alone and I have someone to help me figure out how to do what needs to be done.

I'm not willing to give up this position yet (although it is a possibility...it can be my choice to do so), but I need all the help I can get!

I sighed a sigh of relief when I left the trainer's office today knowing I wasn't going to have to struggle so much, at least on my own.