Welcome to Marketing
Filed Under (Work Skills) by Amy on 09-21-2007
So I went into work yesterday and was called in to meet the new VP of Marketing almost immediately. We chatted for about 15 minutes and she said, “Why are you not in marketing? You should be over here. I want you here.”
Since I’ve been with the company for 8 years and in the IT department for 7 of them, I wasn’t expecting anything to change. After all, I’ve been asking to go to the marketing department for at least 5 years now. So when she came over to my office 1/2 hour later and said, “Welcome to marketing. I just talked to the owner and he was all for you coming over”, I was momentarily stunned. I think my jaw is still on the floor. However, it’s on the floor in my old office because I have already moved. Is your head spinning? Because mine sure is!
I now have a new boss, a new(ish) job, a new office, and I’m in a new department. I did not expect that to happen when I came back to work from vacation this week! My mind is still reeling from it all, and I’m still just sort of feeling my way around and taking things as they come for now. My new boss seems to be fantastic and I’m excited to work for her. My office now has a window, so my newest high class problem will be having a glare on my computer screen unless I close my blinds.
It’s barely past 8 PM on Friday night, and I’m ready for bed. All of this change has simply exhausted me!
Congratulations Amy! Wishing you much success and happiness in your new role.
Thanks so much, Lee. I’m looking forward to it.
Wow, how exciting!! Congrats
Thanks, Donna!
Congratulations! You’re going to love it. Marketing does the most work out of any department, but they also get to have the most fun.
Congrats, Amy. Enjoy your new office! Hope you have better outlook from window now :-)
Congratulations! How will that affect your decision to move?
That is so great, Amy! With your background you’ll do really well!
It’s perfect for you Amy! I’m so excited for you!
Congrats! Hopefully, this will be a little less stressful for you and you’ll enjoy your job again.
Interesting. I just went from a window office to an office with no window. I guess I’m going the opposite way. I think the key isn’t whether you should be in marketing or IT. The key is whether the director of marketing or IT has more pull in the company. From the looks of it marketing has more pull and so that should be good for you. I’ll be interested to watch how this change progresses.
Congratulations! What a wonderful way to end a vacation!