Friends in High Places

I must really have them. Friends in high places, I mean.

The COO of the company just recommended me for a position. Can you believe it? The Chief Operating Officer! And we’re a pretty big company, so it’s not like he’s your everyday Joe Schmo off the street. This guy is the real McCoy, Big Shabang, all that jazz.
I’m a lowly administrative assistant here, and he’s recommended me for a position overseeing a new project branch for the company. Wow.

That really makes my day - week - whatever....

The only downside would be that it would involve a commute to New York City every day. But I was talking to a couple friends who do it, and they said it isn’t all that bad – you can use your time on the train to catch up with the day’s schedule, read the paper, do whatever…so it’s actually not bad. The commuting expenses are going to go up, natch, but as long as the pay raise covers that I should be okay.

I’m so bad at negotiating though. I need to explain that this is a step up for me, and is a sizeable commute, and so while I’m certainly willing to take the post, I do want a reasonable amount of pay for the post.

The other thing I’m worried about is the fact that I’m going to be out of the country for a good month in November on our India trip. I am not quite sure how they’re going to take that, and if that will be a problem. God, I hope not. It’s a great opportunity, and I don’t want to let it go, but all the same, I’ve had this trip planned for weeks – I can’t just not go, you know?
So that's my minor dilemma.

What do I do?

I mean, I think I know what to do, but how do I do it?

Sigh....

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Harry: "But why's she got to go to the library?"
Ron: "Because that's what Hermione does. When in doubt, go to the library."