At the insistence of my friends at work, I spoke to my boss yesterday about becoming a supervisor. I hadn't really thought about it until they suggested it, but since I work hard and am one of the few people there who actually enjoys the job to some extent, they figured I'd be good working on the next level up. As a supervisor one gets a 25% raise, a considerable increase in responcibility and a slight increase in workload. When I asked my boss what steps I should take towards becoming a supervisor, she smiled and said that since I'm already doing an excellent job I simply need to keep doing what I'm doing, and that when Katie, one of the current supervisors, leaves this fall, she would definitely consider me for the position. She even thanked me for mentioning my interest. Typing it out makes it sound like she was just paying me lip, but I'm actually pretty confident that she'll give me the position. It's satisfying to know that the effort I put into my job has been noticed and will pay off (and the raise will come in handy too of course). I wish everyone else felt the same way about the job. It really irritates me how so many people show up late, do a shitty job, mess with the computers, constantly bitch and moan... It seems like very few people take pride in their work. Hopefully when I'm a supervisor I can allieviate them of their misery by booting them out the door.