Is John Becoming a Manager?

When the interview was finished, John had a good feeling that it went well.   Elaine Sill's boss, Diane LaSalette, HR manager Bill Lambert, and Michael Waller, the Senior Director of Product Management, had a brief conference call at 3:30 that afternoon.  All of them agreed that John was a great fit to replace Elaine as manager of the Enterprise Engineering Services team.  

The next morning, Diane called John into her office to talk.

John:  Hi Diane, you wanted to see me?

Diane: Yes, John.  Please shut the door. John closes the door quietly.  Diane smiles... So, I have some good news for you.  I've decided to promote you to fill Elaine's position. 

John: Oh, that's great, Diane!  Thanks very much for having confidence in me.  I'll do my best to fill Elaine's shoes.

Diane: I'm sure you will.  There will be some paperwork that you will need to sign, and of course you'll be moving into Elaine's office.  There is also a management orientation day that will be scheduled for you.  See my admin Alicia for dates and any other logistics.   Diane stands, with a hand extended... Welcome to my management team, John.  

John exits Diane's office and walks over to Alicia's cubicle. 

John: Hi Alicia, I'm John Chestnut.  I just got done talking to Diane, and she said you would help me with my transition to manager.  

Alicia: Hi John.  Sure - and congratulations!   Alicia looks at her computer screen... Okay, I heard from HR, and your first day as manager will be the first of February, which is a Monday.  I've scheduled your management orientation day for February 3rd.  These sessions are held once a month, so timing is good.  

John:  Interesting.  Can you tell me a little about what happens at orientation?  

Alicia: Well, it's a lot of things really.  They will teach you how to use the time clock system to post your team's hours and PTO.  They'll teach you about how the payroll system works.  Oh, and they'll show you the system we use for hiring talent.  It's fairly comprehensive.  If you need any help with anything else please let me know. 

John: Thanks Alicia.  I think I'll have plenty of questions after I start on the first. 

Alicia: No problem.  Oh, and one more thing.  There will be an email announcement coming out this week that you got the job.  The folks that will report to you will probably want to know more about the transition now, so we'll probably have a meeting with them and Diane to formally introduce you as their new manager.  We'll have that meeting this week, probably Friday.  You have a few remote folks on your team so we'll conference them in. 

John: Got it.  Thanks again Alicia. 

John proceeds back to his cubicle.  There he meets Harry, and they talk...

Harry:  So, how'd it go? 

John: I got the job.  I start on February 1st. That's only three weeks away.  Wow, I can't believe this is happening. 

Harry: Yeah, not to mention you'll be my boss.  That'll be a little weird. 

John: Yeah, I guess so.  I'm sure it will work out Ok. 

Harry: Have you told Marie yet? 

John: No, I'm having dinner with her this weekend, so I'll tell her then.