Wil and I are trying to focus on the blessings that God has given us the second go-around with cancer. To explain why my job is such a blessing, I have to explain why my last job wasn't great... at all.
So, taking us back two years ago.... my bosses visited me in the hospital, just a day after surgery, just a day after finding out that I had cancer. I barely remember this since I was on a pain medication haze. My boss, in my room, then started complaining about how they were now short staffed because I was out.... excuse me? That is the biggest of your worries?? I'm sorry, my biggest worry was fighting CANCER dude. This is just the beginning.
After speaking with my oncologist, I decided that I wanted to try to work part time during chemo. I was getting stir crazy being at the house recovering from surgery. I call my manager to discuss coming back to work and having Mondays and Tuesdays off since I got chemo on Mondays. She said there was no position for me part time. . . Again, I had to fight and fight and talk to doctors and superiors to be able to keep my job and work a schedule that was appropriate during chemotherapy.
There are many more stories I could tell about how difficult my old job made my life. I was already fighting for my life, I didn't want to have to fight for my job either. It was finally told to me that I could no longer take 4 hours off on Mondays for my clinical trial infusion... Straw that broke the camel's back. I interviewed for Ideal Image two weeks later. I was later told per HR that I was still allowed to take the time off for my clinical trial and they would stand up for me to my manager. The damage had already been done, why work for someone so hateful? That same day HR told me that, I got the phone call that I got the job from Ideal Image. Turning in my notice the next day felt amazing!
My job at Ideal Image is great; I love my co-workers (even though one is leaving me), my boss, my clients, and the work that I do. Tonight, I am focusing on my boss. Susan Pope is simply amazing. I called her after I got saw the oncologist and got the news that my cancer was back. She worked with my schedule before surgery and let me work whenever I wanted. She made sure that my schedule was covered and I had no worries about taking time off. I never hesitated to call her to update her on my progress, surgery, or plans to come back to work. I get texts just asking how I'm doing, edible arrangements on my birthday to cheer me up (along with my other Greensboro peeps!), and working with me for coming back to work. She is very busy but always makes time to talk to me when I drop by the office. You never could understand how grateful I am for her, she is a God send.
So, if you have a boss like mine, make sure to tell him or her what a great job they do. I know I could never say it enough, but thank you Susan for all you have done and will do for me! You are the best boss I have ever had and ever hoped I could have!!!
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