I started my new dream job the day after I was officially hired with PACCAR. I was officially a PACCAR employee Feb 09, 2004 and I started my new job Feb 10th, 2010. Wow!For years I have been telling myself that it must be possible to work in an area that you love, if not like and I have run the four hour daily grind, trying to believe that if I continued to work hard, be professional to those that matter, and attempt to make myself known, that eventually it would pay off. Well low and behold only ten years later I'm finally there!
I told my boss in June, in my annual review, that I wanted to be in Marketing and that the creation of brochures and fliers and posters were a blast and that marketing was where I always wanted to be. I hoped that this declaration would lead some where but knowing also how many times I had been let down by PACCAR I didn't hold my breath. I guess the trick was to go on Maternity Leave, early, abandoning the President of PACCAR Financial to have to find a new admin. Because he worked his wonderful magic and made my dream position come true. How serendipitous that I would receive fortune cookies with fortunes in them, in September, foretelling the great news to come.
Finally the 4 hours of commuting is worth it and finally we have been given the financial break that Walter and I have been fantasizing about for years. We still live by our tight budget but we can breath. Oh, to once again have breathing room and have the ability to do nice things for others.
And best of all, no longer am I an administrative assistant. 4 years past when I thought I would no longer be an administrative assistant for PACCAR and 9 years since the letter of resignation I wrote to my boss at ARB AirLocker declaring admin'ing wasn't for me, I am a Sr. (senior!!!!) Marketing Specialist! Finally a name that I can be proud of. Oh this day took so long to come, but it did! It did! Persistence worked!
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