I love Fridays

I love Fridays. I would love them even more if I had to work like almost every other person that I know. I love them though because it is the one day that if I don't want to do anything, usually, I don't have to. It somehow gives me a little peace about having to work Sundays but it is definitely not worth it. I never get to go to church anymore which really bothers me. My Friday nights are everyone's Thursday nights.
I had my mid-year review at work yesterday. Recently I, along with the rest of my coworkers, got a new boss. Our supervisor has been the person we are supposed to take our problems to the past 6 months or so after our previous boss quit. My supervisor is a goofball and doesn't take a lot of thinks seriously. Plus, he is friends with a lot of my coworkers so I never really trusted him all that much. Anyways, back to the mid-year review. Since she doesn't know us very well, this review was more of an interview. What are your likes/dislikes/strengths/weaknesses/etc? I was very open and candid with her. I felt I could trust her.
When she asked me what my dislikes are, I told her about working Sundays and gave her possible changes, such as rotating weekends like they did before I was hired. She was VERY nice and said she totally understands and will definitely look in to switching the schedules.
When she asked me about my strengths I started with telling her, "Well, I have a BS in Biology." She just looked at me kind of stunned. She said, "Really? Really???" I just sat there like, yeah... She said well no one has told me this. Which didn't really surprise me. See my job is simple, I think a 12 year old could do it. I get bored and I feel like I am wasting my time. She then asked me why I even took the job. I wanted to get my foot in the door to an internationally renowned pharmaceutical company and when they described the position to me it sounded like there would be a lot of lab work (not that I LOVE lab work but it is better than what I do). She then asked if she was able to make it work if I would want to split my days between the animals and labs. I thought sure! But what I actually said was that I had been considering applying for a lab job that had opened. She stopped and said that she had seen that position and that was going to be her next question was whether or not I would want to apply for that. I was stunned because it would put her employees in a tough spot but she said her job is to develop me, not hold me back in a position that I am over-qualified for. I then said even more that I planned on not telling her. I told her that the reason why I wasn't applying is that when we get married I plan on going back to get my Master's in Education so I can teach. So I didn't think it would be fair to start a new position knowing I would be quitting in 9 months. She seemed shocked that I thought that way and applauded me for my integrity saying that most people would be so selfish that they wouldn't think about what was going to happen when they left.
It was a great review and my boss is great. I am glad she cares about the issues I am having and is willing to do what she can to help me develop my skills. I feel a lot better now about my job. Even if I don't like my coworkers, hate my job and despise working Sundays. 9 months isn't that long and I can't wait!