Transferring again??? ...or not

At the beginning of the month my Production Manager called me up to her office to talk to her.  In my experience, this is never a good sign; good news is usually delivered over the phone.  She said that shoreside had decided to transfer me to Adventure of the Seas, departing Voyager on Oct. 10.  It's amazing how everything can change so quickly with this job.  One minute you're thinking about future events on the ship and (in my case) working towards promotion on this ship.  The next minute, all of that is washed away when you're informed you're being transferred.  I dreaded the thought of packing up and moving again, not to mention the overweight luggage charge which would surely apply since I have acquired a few extra items since joining Voyager (especially my 19" LCD TV).  However, a few days later we received notification that I would be staying here on Voyager instead... was that ever a relief.

Our new stage staff, Thomas, arrived Oct. 3.  He's a new hire but is a very quick learner so there has not had to be any extra duty week(s) taken on by myself or Rey-- a nice surprise after coming off of 3 busy weeks.  Also, Rey was interviewed for the Lounge Technician position and passed the interview.  I'm very happy for him, he has worked very hard to earn that promotion.  So far he has not been assigned a lounge tech position but I'm sure that news will come soon.  Our PM, Marie, has just departed for vacation a couple of days ago, but when she comes back I am hoping that she will be able to arrange a light tech interview for me.  Just have to work at getting lighting hours in during the coming 7 weeks that she will be away so that I have some evidence of being ready for the interview when she returns.