Working Hard - Getting Noticed

Raises, promotions and bonuses - oh my!

In May Paul completed one year at his job! Yeah!! The year went really fast as the first part was waiting to hear where he was going, planning the wedding, waiting to leave and the finally coming here. Anyway, his yearly evaluation went well and Paul got a raise! Yeah!!!!

Both of us have been working really hard (and sometimes long hours) and because of that we've gotten to see and do some really cool things like go to the big 4th of July Parties and to dinner in Ramallah.

Then in June a colleague - with a great job, tons of responsibility and more respect than anyone else in the Mission - found out that he and his wife were moving to Saudi Arabia (that's the foreign service for ya!). So..Paul was asked to step into his position! This is a HUGE promotion as now Paul has 4 people under him and tons of responsibility! And because the guy was so great the team he will be working with is really tight and supportive. What is best is that the guy who is leaving and the guy just below Paul really want him to do great!

Then in July....with our Mission Director leaving and planning for a new director to come, Jen has been working a lot of extra hours. (They think it is because she really cares about the Mission Director, but really - she is trying to get extra vacation time so she can go home at Christmas!). Anyway, the extra effort paid off this week when Jen received an award! Yeah!!! So, here in Tel Aviv, we've been workin' hard and gettin' noticed!