So I've been living a lie the past 7 months or so. When I was hired at my job, I didn't mention that they only hired me on contract. Well only a few friends knew, I didn't feel like mentioning it to too many people. I was a bit ashamed that I was getting my first real job at my age now. It's not like I was a total bum, I started my own business when I was 19 and did that for 6 years, and decided to stop doing that to seek another path. That was a photo business by the way, doing commercial and editorial photo shoots.
So today near the end of the day, my manager, and department manager called me into her office to ask me if I wanted a full time position with the company. I obviously accepted. It was a tonne of bricks off my shoulders. Over the past few months me and my manager would have monthly chats about my future there, it was basically chats of we're going to extend your contract for another month, and me asking if they have any more info about my future. Until recently, it was just over email or IMing, with a subject header of "contract" and the content would read "end of (insert next month here) good for you?" Well I finally got a full offer, I don't have to do probation, and my benefits kick in on Monday, and I have a few other things coming to me too, plus a little raise on my salary. So a total bonus. I'm very happy today. I obviously believe my skills are a lot higher than what they value me for, but I'm just really happy that I finally got my first full time career job. This is the reason why I stepped out of my business in the first place, and after almost 5 years, it's finally paid off. I made a huge sacrifice in my own dreams but this is what I wanted now. At this point in my life. Some security, health benefits, paid vacations. Stuff I didn't have as an entrepreneur. Though the learning experience of running my own business, I would never trade for anything, it's good to be able to taste the other side too.
