Recently, I found out that my co-worker is pregnant and she doesn’t plan on coming back to work. Her due date is the first week of January but she wants to take off the whole month of December to get ready for her first baby. She was slow to let the office know since she didn’t want to speak too soon, but everything has been going smoothly.
Later, she asked me how I feel about her job. I told her that I would like to have the opportunity to train with her and she responded that she had already talked to the bosses, putting me in a positive light. Now that she knew that I would like to learn the position, she would discuss the option with the bosses further.
A week later, one of my bosses called me in his office. He reiterated the situation and asked if I would like to train with her for a few months, fully understanding and completing the job myself by September. She would still be looking over my work and available for questions until December rolls around.
At first, I doubted myself, wondering if I could do this job. Could I handle the work load? Could I handle the responsiblity of controlling all the money that goes in and out of the business? Was this the right move for me? Am I ready for the “grown-up” position? But I think it was all the fear of the unknown, although it is an abundant amount of work.
So I’ve been training with her for about a week now and I’m getting a feel for what the job is all about. It’s as much responsibility as I thought it was, especially with the excessive amounts of money I’ll be dealing with. I did my first accounting report this week as well. Like almost anything at work, it wasn’t difficult but it was time consuming. Figuring out what formula goes where, how to calculate the total expenses, etc.
I’m still weary of the position somewhat because when the busy season rolls around, I’ll be doing everything myself. It just seems like a large workload for only one person. But if my co-worker can do it, then I know I can do it too!
To add to this change, another worker resigned. This will be another adjustment for the company. My boss said she’s not too worried, but she will have to get someone else to replace him in August. We’ll just have to see how these changes pan out!
